Five property owners sued Madison County, former Treasurer Fred Bathon and others Thursday, claiming that buyers of delinquent taxes conspired to rob property owners of millions of dollars. Read More

Alan Zielinski, candidate for Grafton Township Assessor, wants to make sure taxpayers’ dollars get the highest return on their investment. Read More

Bid-rigging in the sale of liens on tax-delinquent property in Madison County may have affected nearly 10,000 parcels and dramatically increased interest rates owners had to pay on more than $17 million in back taxes and related costs, a Post-Dispatch analysis shows. Read More

A local representative wants to cut back funding even more by freezing our property tax rates. Read More

It’s been two years and counting since Richard Kramer asked a state board to weigh in on what he feels is an unfair property tax assessment. Read More

(R-Machesney Park) has filed legislation which would freeze property tax rates. House Bill 1521 is designed to prevent the recent practice of cities and school boards raising rates on property taxes to make up for the declining value in homes values, which can serve to maintain or even increase property taxes even though a home's value may have declined. Read More

Readers in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Deerfield and Highland Park had a strong reaction—both pro and con—to a case brought by the Onwentsia Club which will decide whether private clubs on open land like golf courses must pay real estate tax on their buildings. Read More

After a lengthy lobbying effort by nonprofit hospitals to preserve their tax-exempt status, three Illinois hospitals are waiting on refunds totaling nearly $10 million for taxes paid while the battle was raging. Read More

Millburn Elementary District 24 voters will decide a referendum question asking for permission to allow a larger-than-usual property tax increase only for next year. Read More

A new report that tries to make an apples-to-apples comparison of property tax burdens across the Chicago region found effective tax rates on the rise in 2010 — based on the latest data available. Read More

Property taxes are the number one headache for a small business in Tinley Park, says Creative Cakes Co-Owner Beth Fahey.

Double-check all calls from the Cook County Assessor's Office because the contact may be a scam, a release from the office warns. Read More

When word broke that Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf was eligible for the basketball hall of fame, team coach Tom Thibodeau gushed praise for his boss. Read More

DuPage County taxpayers can toast to more than just a new year this month with The DuPage Airport Authority’s announcement that it has abated its 2013 tax levy by $500,000, bringing the total abatement since 2010 to $2.5 million. Read More

In a battle that could lead to the abandonment of a local landmark ordinance, a Winnetka trustee's analysis of the economic impact of a state tax incentive program for historic homes concludes it shifted more than $3 million in taxes to the rest of the community over a 15-year period. Read More

Des Plaines City Council is supportive of a property tax break to help Motor Coach Industries relocate its headquarters from Schaumburg, the Daily Herald reported. Read More

Details aren't set, but Kane County Board members seem to be on the verge of placing a referendum on the April ballot that would create a tax to raise more than $12 million for the care of developmentally disabled residents. Read More

 In exchange for a new state-of-the-art recycling center that will bring much-needed jobs to the community, the Plainfield Village Board this week agreed to a five-year property tax abatement for improvements to the old Fox Valley Press building. Read more