Over 12,000 property owners have already paid through the Cook County treasurer's website, totaling $64 million in online payments.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has mailed nearly 1.8 million Tax Year 2024 First Installment property tax bills. Payments are due March 4, 2025.

Maria Pappas is the treasurer of Cook County, Illinois, the second-largest county in America. She is now 75, and some time ago, the treasurer developed a bucket list. MARIA PAPPAS: I want to ...

CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid growing concerns that increases in property tax bills are pushing senior citizens to leave their homes, Cook County Treasurer María Pappas reminded ...

This case and another taking aim at suburban counties are moving forward in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2023 that said tax sales violate private property rights guaranteed by the ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is pushing for a $200 million relief fund in Springfield, but he knows it won’t be an easy sell.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and Board President Toni Preckwinkle will honor Chicago's Consular Corp. with a traditional Vasilopita celebration. Vasilopita is a Greek New Year's Day cake ...

A former employee of Cook County’s property-tax appeal agency will get a big payout to end a legal case, just months after he was fired and sued a Democratic elected official. A county board ...

The assessor’s office, the Cook County Board of Review, the Cook County Treasurer’s office, and real estate industry groups have all been engaged in yearslong saga of finger-pointing over how ...

Announcement mentions relief for south suburbs Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced the filing of a new bill in the ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas (center in silver coat) held a Vasilopita celebration in her office, joined by dignitaries ...