The village and school district will likely raise their property tax levies.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed increase in the city’s amusement tax is nothing but the continued nickel-and-diming of Chicagoans.

Cook County governments have now amassed $139 billion in debt, a 30 percent increase over the last 5 years.

The politically motivated freeze would not address key cost drivers or protect Illinois homeowners from property tax increases.

According to one estimate, Chicago Alderman Ed Burke is trying to cut the property tax bill for Trump Tower by more than $3 million.

Nearly three months removed from the initial call for review of the property tax system, Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios refuses to provide a timeline for completion and release.