Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi conceded to challenger Pat Hynes on Tuesday night. Hynes' children came out and introduced him when he took the stage in an electric room. He told his supporters he is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Democratic primary contest for Cook County assessor pits a two-term millionaire running on systemic reform against a dynastic ...

After expensive and bruising campaigns, Cook County voters fanned out to choose their Democratic nominee for County Board president and assessor Tuesday. Early returns show incumbents Toni Preckwinkle ...

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 has pushed back on suburban data center owners who, he believes, have undervalued their ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi took to the City Club of Chicago stage Thursday to quell worries about a “doom loop” and rising tax bills, telling the crowd concerns of a downtown downward spiral in ...

Cook County Democrats punted Thursday on endorsing anyone for Cook County assessor, putting two-term incumbent Fritz Kaegi at risk of an open primary fight as he vies for a third term. The lack of an ...

Races for Cook County Board president and assessor as well as a few county board races in Lake County are among the local races to watch in Tuesday’s primary elections. The hotly contested Democratic ...

CHICAGO - The two Democratic primary candidates for Cook County assessor sparred over their approach to reigning in property taxes and campaign contributions on Wednesday night's Chicago Report Debate ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Property tax bills in Cook County are due on Monday night, and the I-Team is investigating the sticker shock and the extreme hikes on many of those bills. The median residential ...

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 ...

Armando W. Saleh, 56, saved more than $20,000 in property taxes after he repeatedly applied for senior citizen tax breaks ...