Typical property tax bill increased 78% on a Cook County residence since 2007. Median property values only rose 7.3%. That ...

White, wealthier, and homeowning Cook County residents are more likely to vote on ballot questions that raise taxes, a new ...

A Cook County treasurer's office analysis shows voter turnout on tax-related referendums is highest in areas that are ...

Eight ballot measures will likely be decided by voters who live in wealthy communities where the majority of residents are ...

Some suburban voters are facing key decisions about hiking property taxes in the April 1 election, but if the past is precedent, “the few will decide for the many” again, according to a report from ...

A study just came out that takes a closer look at who's showing up to vote on property tax referendums in Cook County and who isn't.

In a first-of-its-kind analysis, the Cook County Treasurer's Office found much higher property tax referendum turnout in wealthier, predominantly white communities where nearly all people own their ...

Many people complain about new property taxes. But only a few vote on whether to add them. Of that slim minority that does vote, turnout is highest in areas that are predominately white, wealthy ...

Jimmy Dremonas, head of the Pete's Fresh Market grocery chain, spent almost a decade restoring the home, which he first put ...