Federal judge rules Cook County's property tax sale system unconstitutional

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December 12th, 2025

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Greg Bishop discusses a story from Legal Newsline about Cook County's property tax sale system being found unconstitutional by a federal judge. The ruling comes as activists in Chicago urge taxpayer to boycott their property taxes, which help Illinois being the state with the highest property taxes in the country. Read more: https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_48661407-d607-50ee-bf66-0cf4cef69fa8.html

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The focus of The Center Square's work is state and local level government and economic reporting. A taxpayer sensibility distinguishes our work from other coverage of state and local issues. As a result of this approach, our audiences are better informed about the focus of state and local government and its cost to the citizens whose tax dollars fund governmental decisions.