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How Cook County Homeowners Footed a Big Bill

After appeals, the burden of roughly $2 billion in Cook County property taxes shifted from businesses to homeowners between 2021 and 2023, with Black and Latino homeowners disproportionately affected. The data comes from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, who says she wants to ease the strain on homeowners. [WTTW]

• Related: Why Is Chicago Always Mad About Property Taxes? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Latest Trump Cuts Could Affect Viewers Like You

President Donald Trump ordered the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt all funding to PBS and NPR last week. In Chicago, that could put $1.5 million at stake for WBEZ and $3.7 million for WTTW. (Roughly 5% and 11% of their budgets, respectively.) However, the legality of Trump’s move is in question as Congress controls that federal funding. [WBEZ]

Chicago Photojournalist Steve Lasker Dies at 93 — See His Work

Steve Lasker, a Hyde Park native and lifelong photojournalist, died last week at age 91. Throughout his career, he shot up-close photos of historic moments, including visits to Chicago by Martin Luther King, Jr. and President John F. Kennedy. He was also the first photographer on the scene at the deadly Our Lady of Angels Catholic School fire in 1958. See the stills that earned him his “golden eye” reputation. [Tribune 🔒]

A Shakeup at O’Hare — Plus, Cheap Cocktails

There’s lots of news coming from O’Hare: a new aviation head, an expansion project, and that American Airlines lawsuit. Today’s episode of City Cast Chicago discusses all that — as well as property taxes and which bars are a bang for your buck.