Winnetka trustees have hinted they might consider repealing the village's landmark ordinance, but the possible financial implications to other homeowners may be much smaller than they think. Read more

 Life is much simpler for an ethically challenged public official if he ignores ethics rules. A shining example of that is Joe Berrios, the Cook County assessor and county Democratic Party chairman. Read more

 Last year, after an extended and highly public battle that included mass protests by supporters of Community Unit District 300, Sears Holdings Corp. won state approval of millions of dollars in tax breaks for its Hoffman Estates headquarters. Read more

 One issue that won’t go away in Illinois’ 12th congressional race: taxes. Read more

 She’s the Cook County Treasurer – the woman responsible for collecting property taxes, but now the Better Government Association has found the county did not collect thousands of dollars it should have gotten from Maria Pappas and her husband years ago. Read more

 The Cook County Board gave its approval Tuesday to a significant property tax break for a company that wants to take over an abandoned industrial building in Sauk Village. Read more

 Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios is thumbing his nose at a subpoena issued by the county’s Inspector General seeking documents about an employee who allegedly received an illegal property tax break. Read more

 Park Ridge will intervene in a pair of commercial property tax appeals that could cost the city almost $40,000. Read more

 The three members of the DuPage County Board of Review — a government panel that handles property tax appeals from home and business owners — were appointed or reappointed by Robert Schillerstrom during his 12-year stint as DuPage County Board chairman. Read more

 Property values have fallen nearly 20 percent in the past three years. As a result, the Somonauk School District’s annual revenues, which are derived primarily from property taxes, have fallen by more than $1.2 million. Read more

 Ten years ago, Chicago’s most powerful alderman, Edward M. Burke, and the rest of the City Council signed off on a deal that promised $16 million in taxpayer subsidies to the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. to help it build a new corporate campus on Goose Island rather than move to the suburbs. Read more

 Property values have plummeted in the wake of the Great Recession, yet homeowners in the Rock River Valley continue to pay more property taxes. Read more

 Park Ridge may take the unprecedented step of fighting two property tax appeals that could cost the city almost $40,000. Read more

 Illinois’ hospitals supported a legislative package this spring that cut their Medicaid rates by 3.5 percent, or $108 million this fiscal year. Read more

 Lewis Towers holds two government posts: mayor of Sauk Village, and manager of the Markham branch of the Cook County assessor’s office. Read more

 Perk place? Sneed is told Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios is urging all Cook County agencies to conduct an audit for illegal tax exemption use by their employees. Read more

 The Cook County assessor’s office — the government agency that helps determine how much home and business owners pay in property taxes — has launched an internal audit after finding an employee may have improperly capitalized on a perk designed to ease the tax burden on senior citizens, the office said. Read more

 Beloit city residents can expect to pay slightly less for the city’s portion of property tax bills next year. Read more

 Despite talks of a recession, Romeoville can still lay claim to luring big business to town with plans for a big box retailer and international bakery group set to invest millions into the community. Read more

 Cook County’s taxpayers are footing the bill for private legal counsel to represent Joe Berrios — the Cook County assessor, who is also chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party — in his fight against accusations he violated anti-nepotism rules by putting his son and sister on the payroll, records show. Read more