Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas held stock for years in a company with a major contract working in her office, a potential ...

Since I came into this office in 1998, there’s been one constant, the inexorable rise of property tax bills.  To better understand why, my office conducted a 30-year analysis of property tax data. The ...

Chicago and Cook County property owners are being battered by a property tax system that has outpaced inflation by double ...

CHICAGO, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Maria Pappas will host a celebration recognizing the Assyrian New Year 6776 while honoring civic, business, and community leaders who have made significant ...

Treasurer Maria Pappas released the study just days before property taxes are due in Cook County and says it's a "call to action." ...

"The more than 80,000 Assyrian Americans in and around Cook County tremendously enrich the fabric of Chicago and the surrounding area. For more than a century, Assyrians have flocked here to escape ...

The company being paid to overhaul Cook County’s property tax and court systems accused County Treasurer Maria Pappas of berating staff members and using foul language against them during the upgrade ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Property taxes imposed by government bodies within Cook County’s borders have grown at twice the rate of inflation over the past ...

A new report on property taxes in Cook County shows that they have skyrocketed over the past 30 years. And anyone who has seen their latest tax bill can attest to the strain on the checkbook. In an ...

Treasurer Pappas and Charles Carpets Owner Charles Isho will celebrate Assyrian Heritage by presenting nearly two dozen community leaders with Certificates of Excellence. "The more than 80,000 ...