Cook County Comm. Bridget Gainer (D-10) chairs a workforce committee meeting on Sept. 18, 2024. [Livestream]

The Cook County board is considering the creation of a relief fund for property taxpayers whose bills have spiked beyond what they are able to pay.

At a County Workforce, Housing and Community Development Committee hearing on Wednesday, commissioners talked about the idea as something the county can do in the short term to address increasingly unaffordable property tax hikes for some residents while potential action at the state level plays out.