Business Cook County Treasurer Amps Up Transparency on Local Debt WTTW News | January 31, 2013, 11:00 am Notice anything different about your property tax bills this year? Treasurer Maria Pappas is trying to use them to expose the worst sources of debt in Cook County. We check in with her. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Related Links Cook County Treasurer's Office Chicago Tribune article on Pappas emails politicians, reporters images of their tax bills More on Maria Pappas Tags Maria Pappas Cook COunty Treasurer Bills Taxes Related Stories Property Taxes in Cook County Soared at Double the Rate of Inflation During the Last 30 Years: Report A Month Late, First Installment of 2025 Cook County Property Tax Bills to Be Due April 1 Property Tax Bills for South, West Side Homeowners Set to Jump 30%: Study Months Late, Second Installment of 2024 Cook County Property Tax Bills to be Due Dec. 15 Appeals Filed by Cook County Businesses Added $2B to Homeowners’ Property Tax Bills: Report White, Wealthy Voters More Likely to Decide Whether to Hike Taxes in Cook County: Report Sign up for our morning newsletter to get all of our stories delivered to your mailbox each weekday. View the discussion thread.