The latest delays to the Cook County property tax system upgrade by controversial contractor Tyler Technologies is leading to ...

A federal judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit alleging Cook County strips homeowners of equity when auctioning ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is known for her eye-popping colorful jackets and constantly in-motion devotion to exercise — but she wants taxpayers to know about tax refunds and exemptions ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is making some big changes after the 2 Investigators and the Better Government Association raised questions about the high salaries paid to her ...

It did not get much attention, but the most interesting and newsworthy local political development last week was Maria Pappas’ entry into the 1994 campaign for Cook County Board president.

Pappas produced records that she says show Kawa cleans the offices every night from about 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. But Kawa is listed on the county payroll as a $57,347 a year, "Administrative Analyst." ...

A new report by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas shows how property taxes — from all taxing bodies — are impacting Hispanic and African American communities.

Maria Pappas is the treasurer of Cook County, Illinois, the second-largest county in America. She is now 75, and some time ago, the treasurer developed a bucket list.

Borrowing burdens This map presents the overall debt-to-property value broken out by town or village, which Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says gives residents a sense of how burdened their ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas joins Anna to talk about why now is a good time to prepare for property tax bills coming in the new year. The Treasurer has posted the First Installment Tax Year ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It was the rice pudding that captured my heart. Maria Pappas, Grande Dame of Dongan Hills' Victory Diner, died the first week of January. We could say the landscape of ...