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.

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.

Longtime homeowners would be exempt from paying property taxes when they reach that benchmark under a bill introduced in ...

How distressed real estate plays by suburban firms Goldmine Investments and QCD Financial led to legal peril with $9M in ...

by the Tribune’s Robert Channick — Cook County moves to change how it offloads delinquent taxes: “Homeowners who lose their properties because of unpaid property taxes would be in line for a ...

In his budget and State of the State Address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker invoked the rise of Nazi German in criticizing the Trump administration.

Some of the blame for the delinquent ... The county’s total 2025 budget, including state and federal dollars, is about $1.1 billion. The general fund, which is supported by local tax dollars ...

BRIAN NADIG The ownership of the shuttered Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., has “no assets,” according to its ...

Arlington Heights had filed a complaint against Rolling Meadows in Cook County circuit court seeking to get its money back ...

Interest calculated from January 1, 2025, and County costs must be paid along with the total tax and penalties in order for a parcel of Real Property to be removed from the Delinquent Tax List. $2 ...

The Yolo County Tax Collector’s Office reminds taxpayers who own property in Yolo County that the second installment of 2023-24 Secured Property Tax, is due Feb. 1 and will be considered ...