Maria Pappas

Treasurer Calls Out Low Participation for $1.3B in Property Tax Elections

As transfer tax looms, Treasurer calls out low turnout for $1.3B in similar elections

If history is any guide, Johnson-backed real estate tax will be decided by small pool of voters, if courts keep it on the ballot

A photo illustration of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas (Getty, Cook County Government)

Lawmakers crack down on givebacks in Cook County property tax sale

Treasurer Maria Pappas proposed the legislation after finding sales in error policy hurt low-income Chicagoans

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Cook County, treasurer sued on resi tax sales

Suits by homeowners, nonprofits cast case in racial terms