Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas column explores options to help pay property taxes by Dec. 15 If you can’t pay your taxes by the December 15 due date, ...

With Cook County property tax payments due December 15, Treasurer Maria Pappas says payment plans are available for those ...

Financial planning tool offers free online help to budget late tax payments By Maria Pappas Property owners unable to pay ...

The I-Team is hearing from people who say they're fighting the Cook County assessor over the spikes.

Set up a schedule to pay off a tax bill in smaller increments instead of all at once. • Choose between making payments once ...

Cook County is considering offering one-time payments of $1,000 to residents who have had the biggest hikes in their property tax bills. The county has budgeted $15 million for the program this year, ...

It took little time after this year’s Cook County property tax bills became public for the political gamesmanship to begin. This year’s bills showed Chicago homeowners’ median property tax bills ...

"I hope the calculator eases the concerns of taxpayers worried about losing their home, business or other property because of unpaid taxes," Pappas said. "If you are unable to pay in full by the due ...

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