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The Cook County Assessor's Office is addressing concerns as Chicago residents struggle to pay their property tax bills

The Cook County Assessor's Office is addressing hundreds of homeowners on the south and west sides still being in sticker shock over record property tax increases. Assessor Fritz Kaegi at a press ...

Cook County assessor favorite Patrick Hynes vows ‘stability,’ detente with appeals board

Patrick Hynes, who ousted his former boss Fritz Kaegi in the Democratic primary, faces Libertarian Nico Tsatsoulis on Nov. 3 with backing from unions, business groups and property tax attorneys.
Chicago Sun-Times

Here are more than a dozen ways Cook County’s property tax system could be more fair

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Fritz Kaegi defends record as Cook County assessor, calls for more reform in last budget hearing

Outgoing Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi used his final county budget hearing Tuesday to defend his record and call for his ...
Yahoo

Cook County assessor candidates spar over property tax donations, competence

In an often-heated session with the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board, the Democratic candidates for Cook County assessor this week hurled accusations about each others' character, competence and ...

Incoming Cook County Assessor inherits immediate data center, property tax battles

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi lost his March primary to Patrick Hynes, who was formerly the Lyons Township assessor and is currently favored to win the ...
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Chicago homeowners line up outside Cook County Assessor's office after property tax bills skyrocket

Many Chicago homeowners have been suffering from sticker shock, as property tax bills on the South and West sides have skyrocketed. Long lines formed outside the Cook County Assessor's Office on ...
Bisnow

Cook County Is On A Property Tax Reform Mission. CRE Players Say They'll Believe When They See It

Illinois’ current property tax assessment system dates back to the year Apollo 13 launched and the Beatles broke up. Cook County officials say it's finally time for the 55-year-old framework to get an ...
Daily Herald

Endorsement: Kaegi for Cook County assessor

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi took office in 2018 pledging to rid the office of corruption and create a process that more equitably shares the tax burden between homeowners and businesses. Eight ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County assessor faces angry questions from West Side homeowners over sharp property tax hikes

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday night's workshop was one of three being put on by the Cook County Assessor's Office this week in some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by property tax increases. But even with ...
The Chicago Defender

Cook County Assessor’s Office celebrates Affordable Housing Month

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