It’s hard enough to purchase a home today with mortgage rates near 7% and, apologies for being the bearer of worse news, there’s another housing cost that’s also spiking: property taxes Mortgage rates ...

When it comes to tax collection, it would be nice if you were told exactly what you owe without having to do the math on your own. Understanding your personal property tax payments, how your state, ...

Tax rates vary by location and typically range from 0.5% to 2.5% of assessed property value. Higher rates often correlate with better public services and school systems. Communities with extensive ...

Prospective buyers need to know all the expenses they must pay regularly to understand the responsibilities of homeownership. A home is the biggest expense of a person’s life, but the long-standing ...

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Expecting many south suburban homeowners to miss this year’s Aug. 1 property tax deadline in the face of historically high bills, Cook County announced Monday a service to help manage late payments.

To date, 550,000 returns have been filed, but there’s still plenty of people who haven’t gotten around to it yet.