Seniors struggling with property tax bills can enroll in a program in which they pay no property taxes at all under the Senior Citizen Tax Deferral Program. The program is administered by the office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. READ MORE...

BLOOMINGTON – McLean County property owners seeking a lower property tax bill won $16.1 million in total assessed-value reductions this year – and Twin City movie theaters were at the top of the list. READ MORE...

GENEVA – The number of people who believe their house is worth less than what their local governments have estimated increased sharply in 2011. READ MORE...

Glenview Public School District 34 approved its annual property tax levy earlier this week following a brief public hearing on the matter. READ MORE...

After failing to get an overhaul of Iowa's commercial property tax system through the Legislature last session, Gov. Terry Branstad said he has begun meeting with local government leaders and would seek the "broad consensus" needed to gain approval of big changes. READ MORE...

Chicago - While the value of Illinois homes may be going down, the tax burden keeps going up.

The Civic Federation crunched the numbers for the most recent years on record. From 2008-2009, the property taxes rose across the board in Northeastern Illinois.  Read more...

The second installment of Cook County property tax bills are expected to be mailed out the first week of October, Treasurer Maria Pappas said Thursday.

In all, 1.7 million bills will go out and property owners will need to pay up by the first week of November.

Technically, Illinois law requires the fall tax bills to be paid by Aug. 1, but that’s been impossible for more than three decades: Not since 1978 have the second installment bills gone out on time in Cook County.  Read more...

Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- More than a dozen hospitals in Illinois face the prospect of paying millions of dollars in property taxes or, in some cases, shutting down as a result of a state ruling denying exemptions for three nonprofit healthcare providers.  Read more

Ordained Online, Real Estate Agent-Turned-Minister Says He Qualifies for Property Tax Exemption on $10 Million Home. Read more

 Illinois’ highest court on Thursday ruled that state officials were justified in their decision to yank the tax exemption of Downstate Provena Covenant Medical Center for not providing enough charity care, a ruling that could have implications for thousands of hospitals nationally. Read more

Any hopes that Simon Property Group executives had that they could force a quick resolution to the General Growth saga have been doused now that the Chicago-based REIT has shown it is not going to be pushed over without a fight. Read more