North Cook News

Half of Chicago suburbs’ 200 highest-paying commercial property taxpayers located in North Cook County, paid $227M last year

By Kyle Wahe | Aug 16, 2017

Half of suburban Chicago’s 200 highest tax-paying commercial properties are in northern Cook County, according to a Local Government Information Services (LGIS) analysis of property tax data from the Cook County Treasurer's Office. Collectively, these 100 properties contributed $227 million to Cook County’s public funds, which go toward municipal salaries and local school districts.

Arlington Heights residents will pay an additional $43 million in income taxes this year

By Kyle Wahe | Aug 9, 2017

Arlington Heights taxpayers will pay an additional $43.46 million in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Analysis: North Cook County fire, police pension funds paid $195 million, lost $5 million on investments in 2016

By Kyle Wahe | Jun 28, 2017

North Cook County’s 61 police and fire pension funds paid out a total of $195,281,518 in benefits to 3,465 retirees and inactive recipients in 2016 while losing $5,495,345 on their investments, according to a North Cook News analysis of the funds' mandated financial filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance.