Judge rules Cook County tax sale illegal; lawmakers yet to act – Illinois Policy

Litigation is ongoing to determine whether the county is responsible for paying the homeowners for their losses as a result of these tax sales. Since 2019, more than 1,000 Cook County homeowners, including 125 senior citizens, have lost their homes and all their equity, often over tax debts of less than $1,000. Their homes were worth more than $108 million total, but the families received nothing.