Rising property taxes have political consequences. Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes unseated incumbent Fritz Kaegi by running strongest in the parts of the county where tax bills have surged the most ...

Last year, Chicago's median residential tax bill in the city rose 16.7%, to $4,457, the largest percentage increase in at least 30 years.

Two of three employees of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office who alleged that management gave favorable treatment to connected taxpayers have been awarded damages by a jury. Stephen Adamus, ...

Two of three employees of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office who alleged that management gave favorable treatment to connected taxpayers have been awarded damages by a jury. Stephen Adamus, ...

Two of three former employees of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office who took the county to court over alleged ...

This week on Home Sweet Home Chicago, David Hochberg is joined by Rose Pest Solutions’ Marketing Director Janelle Iaccino, A.K.A. ‘The Bug Girl,’ who fills listeners in on how to prepare for ...

Cook County Assessor-elect Pat Hynes joins David Hochberg to talk about his primary victory over Fritz Kaegi and what comes next for Cook County taxpayers. Hynes lays out his plans to clean up ...

Several top Santa Clara County officials are running for reelection unchallenged this year — but two incumbents will have to fight for their county-level seats.

Chicago’s budget director took improper homeowner tax breaks; part has been repaid and a county review is underway.

The Nebraska state auditor’s Office issued a report this week calling attention to “potentially improper property tax exemptions” being applied to certain DMV offices in the state.

I don't think it's great to have uncontested races," Garrick Percival, chair of the political science department at San Jose State Univer ...