The median Cook County property tax bill is up 8% for homeowners
This is the modest red-brick two-family house that gangster Al Capone lived in from 1923 to 1931 in Chicago's South Side, seen April 14, 1989. A proposal to make the former home of the Prohibition-era gangster a national landmark is drawing criticism from some politicians, Italian-Americans and neighborhood residents. (AP Photo/Mark Elias) Associated Press
The median Cook County property tax bill is up 8% for homeowners
This is the modest red-brick two-family house that gangster Al Capone lived in from 1923 to 1931 in Chicago's South Side, seen April 14, 1989. A proposal to make the former home of the Prohibition-era gangster a national landmark is drawing criticism from some politicians, Italian-Americans and neighborhood residents. (AP Photo/Mark Elias) Associated Press

The Treasurer’s Office released a report explaining why property taxes have gone up so much since last year. The report also includes an analysis of how much bills increased or decreased by neighborhood. 

 Reset checks in with a reporter to break down what’s going on with property taxes. 

 GUEST: A.D. Quig, Cook County and Chicago government reporter for the Chicago Tribune

The median Cook County property tax bill is up 8% for homeowners
This is the modest red-brick two-family house that gangster Al Capone lived in from 1923 to 1931 in Chicago's South Side, seen April 14, 1989. A proposal to make the former home of the Prohibition-era gangster a national landmark is drawing criticism from some politicians, Italian-Americans and neighborhood residents. (AP Photo/Mark Elias) Associated Press
The median Cook County property tax bill is up 8% for homeowners
This is the modest red-brick two-family house that gangster Al Capone lived in from 1923 to 1931 in Chicago's South Side, seen April 14, 1989. A proposal to make the former home of the Prohibition-era gangster a national landmark is drawing criticism from some politicians, Italian-Americans and neighborhood residents. (AP Photo/Mark Elias) Associated Press

The Treasurer’s Office released a report explaining why property taxes have gone up so much since last year. The report also includes an analysis of how much bills increased or decreased by neighborhood. 

 Reset checks in with a reporter to break down what’s going on with property taxes. 

 GUEST: A.D. Quig, Cook County and Chicago government reporter for the Chicago Tribune