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10/22/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas partners with Candace Jordan and Black Men United in a North Michigan Avenue random act of kindness

10/12/2021 Pappas announces property tax refunds

09/30/2021 Treasurer Pappas to speak at global forum in Spain, sharing IT knowhow and promoting social equity

09/29/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas to begin sending $25.4 million in automatic refunds to Cook County homeowners

09/20/2021 Cook County treasurer, ABC7 Chicago team up to connect taxpayers with unclaimed property tax refunds

09/20/2021 Pappas and ABC 7 Chicago to host the fourth "Black and Latino Houses Matter" Phone Bank on September 21

09/13/2021 Cook County delinquent property tax sale to be held in November

09/13/2021 Pappas: 36,000 properties are part of Cook County’s first Tax Sale in more than two years, and 19,000 owe less than $1,000

08/26/2021 Pappas Mails Out Second Installment Property Tax Bills

08/24/2021 Pappas releases analysis of tax bills in Cook County

08/23/2021 Pappas: Check your mailbox for Second Installment property tax bills

08/17/2021 Cook County property tax hikes keep stinging landlords

08/17/2021 ‘It just doesn’t make any sense’: Commercial owners hit hardest in latest Cook property tax bills

08/17/2021 Businesses and minorities hit hardest by latest tax bills, county report says

08/17/2021 Businesses, Black and Latino communities hit hardest by property tax increases, treasurer’s office report shows: ‘An eternally broken system’

08/17/2021 Some Cook County Businesses Say Sky-High 2020 Property Tax Bills Could Shut Them Down

08/17/2021 Cook County property taxes increase by $534M despite some pandemic relief funding

08/17/2021 Businesses, Black and Latino homeowners hit hardest after Cook County property tax hike

08/17/2021 2020 Cook County property tax analysis: A heavier burden for businesses, Black and Latino suburban property owners

08/10/2021 Pappas to tour local businesses in South Austin and Forest Park this week

08/02/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has hired award-winning journalist and former Tribune business editor Mary Ellen Podmolik as director of communications.

07/26/2021 Unwanted 'scavenger' properties linked to crime, exit from Illinois, Cook County Treasurer says

07/20/2021 Tesorera del Condado de Cook Maria Pappas es entrevistada en el noticiero Univisión Chicago sobre la segunda factura de los impuestos de 2020

07/09/2021 More signs your property tax bill will be delayed

07/09/2021 'Senior freeze' tax errors exposed by Sun-Times could delay property tax bills

06/27/2021 South suburban mayors, dignitaries join march against violence in Dolton

06/24/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas takes tour of Hyde Park businesses

06/22/2021 Pappas provides online tax data

06/21/2021 Cook County Treasurer Releases Property Debt Burden Lookup Tool

06/21/2021 Father's Day 2021: Chicago dads surprised with 'random gifts of kindness'

06/21/2021 Editorial: Cook County property taxes rose 3 times the rate of inflation. You good with that, voters?

06/15/2021 New online tool assists Cook County taxpayers

06/15/2021 Pappas and ABC 7 Chicago team up to host "Black and Latino Houses Matter" Phone Bank on June 16

06/10/2021 New Online Tool Weighs Government Debt Burden on Individual Property Owners

06/09/2021 How your property taxes can be impacted by government debt

06/09/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas presents her new Lithuanian brochure at the Balzekas Museum

06/08/2021 La Tesorera Maria Pappas habla con Univisión Chicago sobre el nuevo reporte de la deuda publica en el Condado de Cook

06/08/2021 Cook County Treasurer Tool Compares Debt Burden To Home Value

06/08/2021 IL property taxes based on government debt make Chicago renters rethink buying a home

06/08/2021 Pappas unveils new online tool to weigh government debt burden on individual property owners

06/07/2021 Maria Pappas spotkala sie z Polonia w ZNP

06/07/2021 A new report shows your property's share of local government debt

06/07/2021 IL property tax hikes influenced by government debt; how to look up debt on your home

06/05/2021 Skarbnik powiatu Cook w PNA z edukacyjna misja dla polonijnych wlascicieli domów

06/03/2021 Cook County Treasurer Pappas presents new informational brochure in Romanian with community leaders

06/01/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas presents her new informational brochure in Polish with community leaders

05/27/2021 Online forum hosted by Arab American Chamber of Commerce honors Tabares and Pappas

05/20/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas honors St. Cyril and St. Methodius with Bulgarian community leaders

05/20/2021 Cook County Treasurer Pappas presents new informational brochure in Urdu with community leaders

05/15/2021 Arab American Hassan Nijem named by Maria Pappas as Deputy Treasurer community liaison

05/15/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas presents her new informational brochure in Arabic with community leaders

05/13/2021 Another successful phone bank as Pappas and Chatman of ABC 7 Chicago return $2.7 million more to property owners

05/12/2021 Cook Co. homeowner received nearly $2K refund thanks to 'Black and Latino Houses Matter' phone bank

05/12/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month with Korean leaders May 13, 2021

05/12/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas presents her office's new informational brochure in Spanish with Mexican leaders

05/11/2021 Pappas and ABC 7 Chicago team up to host again "Black and Latino Houses Matter" Phone Bank on May 12

05/10/2021 Preckwinkle-backed bill to revive abandoned buildings 'won't fix' Scavenger Sale, Pappas says

05/07/2021 Pappas and Jordan celebrate Mother’s Day by giving away 500 fresh-cut Ecuadorian roses on the Magnificent Mile with Luxe Bloom

05/04/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas presents her new Ukrainian brochure at Ukrainian Fashion Show

05/03/2021 196,925 people must pay Cook County property taxes today to avoid late fees

04/30/2021 Pappas: 203,472 people must pay Cook County property taxes by May 3

04/21/2021 Pappas reminds taxpayers: Pay First Installment Cook County property taxes through May 3 with no late fee

04/20/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas names Manuel Venegas as her new Press Secretary

04/12/2021 Cook County Treasurer helps refund millions

04/12/2021 Ceremony honors essential workers, Black and Brown communities hard-hit by coronavirus pandemic

04/02/2021 Unpaid Property Tax Bills Further Burden Struggling Hotels, Malls

04/02/2021 Cook County's Way of Reviving Tax Delinquent Properties Isn't Working, Study Finds

04/01/2021 County's tax scavenger sale system leaves properties in 'limbo'

04/01/2021 Unpaid Cook County property taxes reveal depth of landlords' pandemic pain

03/26/2021 Black wards get $21M in property tax refunds

03/26/2021 Pappas commemorates Arab American Heritage Month

03/24/2021 Turns out, fight the temptation to strip property from Black families isn't asking too much

03/23/2021 In Black suburban cities, nearly 15,000 homes may be lost to tax sales

03/23/2021 After Decades in Wicker Park, Senior Homeowners Forced Out By Skyrocketing Property Taxes

03/20/2021 Maria Pappas and 'Black Houses Matter' closing the wealth gap

03/19/2021 Munson Steed and Maria Pappas discuss $49 million

03/19/2021 Nearly 13,000 homes in Black wards in Chicago in jeopardy

03/18/2021 Treasurer reports total from "Black and Latino Houses Matter" phone bank

03/18/2021 Phone bank with Pappas and Chatman of ABC 7 Chicago returns $12.5 million to property owners

03/17/2021 Tough times - and a possible Target store - offer Chicago a chance to rethink the Mag Mile

03/17/2021 Nearly 13,000 homes in Black wards in jeopardy of being bought

03/17/2021 "Black and Latino Houses Matter" phone bank helps Cook County Treasurer return $12.5 million to property owners

03/15/2021 When Government Works: Chicago's Maria Pappas Returns Millions to Taxpayers

03/14/2021 Arab Democratic Club to host a candidates and leaders forum

03/12/2021 'Black and Latino Houses Matter' phone bank returns next week after $6M given back to homeowners

03/12/2021 County treasurer opposed to Target store replacing Macy's on Magnificent Mile

03/12/2021 'Black and Latino Houses Matter' phone bank on March 12

03/12/2021 Target takes big advantage of Cook County tax deferral

03/12/2021 'Black and Latino Houses Matter' phone bank returns next week after $6M given back to homeowners

03/12/2021 Black and Latino Houses Matter phone bank flooded with calls

03/11/2021 Cook County property tax relief resources for vulnerable Black, Latino homeowners offered by treasurer

03/11/2021 Pappas, ABC 7 Chicago to host 'Black and Latino Houses Matter' Phone Bank

03/11/2021 Column: Property tax collection data show the usual suspects are lagging in Cook County

03/10/2021 Target eyes Macy's site at Chicago's Water Tower Place, ground-floor space at John Hancock Building

03/10/2021 Treasurer Maria Pappas: "The real estate brokers in town are telling me that nobody wants to move into Water Tower, and that's a really sad day for this city"

03/10/2021 Cook County property tax relief resources for vulnerable Black, Latino homeowners offered by treasurer

03/10/2021 Treasurer Maria Pappas says she doesn't want to see a target in the Water Tower

03/09/2021 Target makes 'casual inquiry' about succeeding Macy's at Water Tower Place

03/09/2021 Cook County Treasurer: 'Nothing wrong with Target, it just doesn't belong in Water Tower'

03/09/2021 Target may replace Macy's at Water Tower Place

03/09/2021 Could Target Replace Macy's in Water Tower Place? Speculation Sparks Mixed Reactions

03/09/2021 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Stands By Remarks That She Does Not Want To See A Target In Water Tower Place

03/09/2021 A Target on Chicago's Magnificent Mile? Some Chicagoans say no

03/09/2021 Target reportedly looking to replace Macy's at Water Tower Place along Michigan Avenue

03/09/2021 County treasurer opposes Target on Mag Mile

03/08/2021 Maria Papas, a woman who leads Chicago

03/08/2021 Pappas and ABC 7 host 'Black and Latino Houses Matter'

03/08/2021 Cook County Treasurer hosting phone bank Thursday to help property owners

03/08/2021 Target in talks to replace Macy's in Water Tower Place, a switch one local official calls 'embarrassing' for Chicago's Magnificent Mile

03/08/2021 Is the Mag Mile ready for Target?

03/08/2021 Pappas and ABC 7 Chicago to host “Black and Latino Houses Matter” on March 11, a phone bank to help Cook County homeowners with their property taxes

03/05/2021 Anna Davlantes of WGN Radio interviews Treasurer Pappas

03/04/2021 Cook County Board passes ordinance to bring transparency to TIF spending

03/03/2021 Samantha Chatman hosts town hall with Treasurer Pappas on Black and Brown Houses Matter

03/03/2021 The last bastion: Maria Pappas reveals the dirty not-so-secret inequity of TIFs

03/01/2021 Chicago's higher property taxes hit March 2

03/01/2021 The Poor Get Poorer: How the pandemic is impacting Cook County's most vulnerable communities

02/26/2021 Cook County Board passes Tax Increment Financing ordinance

02/26/2021 In new video, Pappas reminds taxpayers: Pay First Installment Cook County property taxes through May 3 with no late fee

02/26/2021 In new video, Pappas reminds taxpayers: Pay First Installment Cook County property taxes through May 3 with no late fee

02/25/2021 Pappas: Cook County Board passes ordinance to bring transparency to TIF spending

02/23/2021 Commissioners approve Pappas-backed ordinance to expose TIF 'shadow governments'

02/19/2021 Tax Sale Postponed

02/11/2021 Property owners have two extra months to pay their First Installment property taxes

02/05/2021 Treasurer Maria Pappas' program cuts residents' tax bills by $44 million

02/02/2021 Pay First Installment Property Taxes Through May 3 with No Late Fee

02/01/2021 Cook County waiving late fees on property taxes for two months

02/01/2021 Pappas: Pay First Installment Cook County property taxes through May 3 with no late fee

01/29/2021 Este programa en el condado Cook busca ayudar a adultos mayores con el pago de impuesto a la propiedad

01/28/2021 Black Houses Matter: Unique property tax program provides money to homeowners during pandemic

01/28/2021 Pappas, commissioners roll out TIF transparency ordinance to expose 'unmined frontier' of government finance

01/28/2021 Pappas to speak to Chicago Bar Association

01/25/2021 As property tax refunds go unclaimed, Cook County treasurer and Englewood organizers want the funds to help preserve Black homeownership

01/25/2021 Editorial: Cook County property taxes: We're all paying our 'fair share'

01/22/2021 2020: Ukrainians in the U.S., active despite pandemic

01/18/2021 A close-knit Englewood community was the subject of a searing documentary. Has anything changed?

01/12/2021 Pappas: Are you a senior citizen struggling to pay Cook County property taxes? This tax relief program can help.

01/08/2021 Treasurer breaks down the huge increases in Cook County property over 20 years

01/07/2021 Treasurer Pappas: "If you didn't vote, don't complain"

01/07/2021 Which properties have the biggest property tax increases since 2000? If you didn't vote ... Don't complain

01/05/2021 'You have no right to complain,' about tax hike over past 20 years, Cook County Treasurer says; notes low voting

01/05/2021 Some property tax bills have multiplied by 20 times or more since 2000, Treasurer's Office finds: 'People have allowed this to happen'

01/05/2021 Pappas: Which properties have the biggest property tax increases since 2000? If you didn’t vote … Don’t complain.

01/04/2021 For Chicago Homeowners, It's All Pain, Little Gain