Two times a year, my office mails nearly 1.8 million property tax bills and collects over $18 billion. That’s not a typo — $18 billion. As Cook County Treasurer, I oversee the second-largest property tax collection and distribution system in the United States. Only Los Angeles County is bigger.
But I do far more than send out bills. My office is the financial heartbeat of Cook County. We collect tax payments and distribute those funds…
