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A new University of Chicago study reveals that reforms by Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi could have saved middle and ...
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Hundreds of properties throughout Cook County are being misclassified or undervalued, resulting in a significant loss in tax dollars. That's according to an investigation by ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Assessor is planning to correct thousands of assessment errors in the south and west suburbs after i-Team reports about mistakes and high increases in property tax ...
CHICAGO (CBS) --Did you get sticker shock from your Cook County property tax bill this summer? You have two options to get your taxes lowered. First, file an appeal of your property tax assessment ...
4. Check the Cook County Assessors website to determine if they have overstated the quantity or quality of improvements. For example, when I bought my home, the assessor had it listed at 1,700 square ...
Real estate investors are downright scared of Chicago property taxes. Almost everyone agrees Cook County’s real estate tax system is in need of major reforms, and at least some believe Assessor Fritz ...
Inequities and Errors Riddle Cook County’s Property Tax Assessments The ouster of Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios in the Democratic primary Tuesday paves the way for reform at a government agency ...
CHICAGO -- ABC News, ABC-Owned Television Stations and the ABC7 Chicago I-Team are finding that too many Black and Latino homeowners are being "highballed." They are more likely to pay higher property ...