Cook County officials are unveiling a new interactive application that will provide the public with free viewing access to the county’s tax maps. The new Tax Map Viewer app was developed in ...

Foreclosures surged in January, both in Cook County and nationwide. Cook County recorded 320 foreclosure starts initiated by lenders last month, up from 265 in December and 279 in November. The total ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Could thousands of Cook County homeowners eventually be taxed out of their homes? Some critics say the tax system in Illinois is broken because it relies too much on ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — The second installment of Cook County property taxes is about to go out, and south and southwest suburban homeowners will have to pay a lot more. Property taxes in the south suburbs ...

Since rabies can threaten pets, Cook County Animal Control has posted an interactive map showing the relative danger based on the nine locations of those positive tests. The map is meant to raise ...

With some residents facing record-high increases to their property taxes, Cook County commissioners on Thursday approved giving one-time payments of $1,000 to a limited number of households struggling ...

Chicago-area foreclosures tumbled in May and June. Cook County recorded 845 foreclosure lawsuits started by lenders in May and 632 in June, falling from April’s total of 909. So far this year, March ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...