For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Amid rising property tax bills in Chicago, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi – whose office plays a key role in determining individual property owners' tax burdens – is running for a third term against ...
The incumbent lays out why he’s a better choice than the Chicago real estate industry’s preferred candidate, challenger ...
Hynes got his start as a commercial appraiser of industrial properties and later became a longtime employee of the Cook County Assessor’s Office. He worked under former assessor ...
Kaegi is endorsed for Cook County assessor. Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email ...
The head-to-head featured Fritz Kaegi accusing Pat Hynes of being beholden to property tax attorneys and Hynes arguing Kaegi ...
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 ...
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi owns a million-dollar, 120-year-old Prairie-style, two-story home on a spacious corner lot on the eastern side of Oak Park’s Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District.
On Monday, Kaegi joined Political Editor Tahman Bradley on The Point to discuss his record, his plans for the future, and ...
Illinois (WLS) -- After receiving a sky-high and incorrect property tax assessment, a suburban family said they were nearly bankrupted by paying their taxes, lost their third-generation business and ...
LYONS, Ill. (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team team has been looking into extraordinary increases in property tax assessments, leaving home owners panicked that they won't be able to afford to stay in their ...