ABC 7 Chicago

'Black and Latino Houses Matter' phone bank helps Cook County Treasurer return $12.5M to property owners

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said Wednesday that her office is sending checks totaling $12.5 million to homeowners who called the "Black and Latino Houses Matter" phone bank she ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Our Homes Matter phone bank connects homeowners to thousands of unclaimed dollars

CHICAGO (WLS) -- More than $100 million is waiting to be claimed by Cook County homeowners as ABC7 partners with the Cook County Treasurer's Office for the Our Homes Matter phone bank. The eighth ...
CBS News

Nearly $2 billion in Cook County property taxes shifted from businesses to low-income homeowners, study finds

A study from the Cook County Treasurer's Office found nearly $2 billion in property taxes shifted from county businesses to the lowest income homeowners over just three years. The study found property ...

Black neighborhoods hit hardest with Cook County property tax bill increase, analysis finds

Residential property tax bills are rising fastest in Black neighborhoods on the South and West sides as the county's tax ...
Chicago Tribune

Applications open for Cook County property tax relief fund

A Cook County program to help homeowners walloped by property tax hikes between 2021 and 2023 is now taking applications. The Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund will pay $1,000 to eligible homeowners ...