Paul Bondar on Monday remained “delinquent” in ... installment on 2023 property taxes for a home he owns on Stone Creek Drive, according to the Cook County Treasurer’s Office.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi fixed 491 of at least 620 properties that were misclassified or undervalued during the 2023 ...

The suit initially alleged Cook County’s delinquent tax sale system is racially discriminatory because it takes disproportionately more property from people in Black and Brown neighborhoods.

Last year, the Illinois General Assembly created a task force to recommend payment options to prevent tax-delinquent owner-occupied homes in Cook County from being sold at the Annual Tax Sale.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a change to how Cook County handles the sale of tax-delinquent properties. The proposal would add a public auction step before the transfer of ownership.

Sun-Times file Share The penalty for paying your property taxes late has been slashed in half in Cook County. Yearly interest rate penalties have been cut from 18% to 9%, with the monthly rate ...