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Cook County governments have lost $89.7 million letting tenants skip out on property taxes.
Have you ever wondered how much money is lost when the government does not ensure its tenants are paying real estate taxes on leased...
Jul 15, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Pappas: More than 37,000 Properties in 2019 Annual Sale Starting May 12th
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the annual sale of delinquent 2019 property taxes from May 12 – 18, 2022. This tax sale...
May 3, 2022
Cook County Land Bank Facilitates Owner of Property Not Paying Real Estate Taxes for 12 Years
Josephine’s Cooking hasn’t paid property taxes in 12 years. However, the Cook County Land Bank Authority, a county government agency,...
Apr 11, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Changes to Scavenger Tax Sale are Not Enough
The 2022 Cook County Scavenger Tax Sale will have some administrative changes but they do not go far enough. Read more here (courtesy of...
Jan 27, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Announces 2022 Scavenger Tax Sale
The 2022 Cook County Scavenger Tax Sale is scheduled to begin on February 14, 2022. In order to be eligible for the scavenger sale a...
Jan 15, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Pappas Finally Announces Tax Sale
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced the first sale of delinquent property taxes in more than two years, which will start on...
Sep 13, 2021


Cook County Workers On Strike
About 2,000 Cook County employees went on strike in June. This includes employees in the Cook County Clerk's office. You can read more...
Jun 24, 2021


Cook County Should Explore Changes to Scavenger Tax Sale
Cook County is looking at possibly reforms to scavenger tax sales and the procedures to obtaining tax deeds. This article (courtesy of...
Apr 6, 2021


Nearly 15,000 homes may be lost to tax sales in Black suburbs
Nearly 15,000 homes in Chicago’s outlying suburban communities that have large Black populations may be lost through tax sales, according...
Mar 25, 2021
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