Cook County properties are reassessed on a triennial schedule. Every three years, the new valuations – along with appeals, exemptions, local tax levies, and assessments of nearby properties – determine the amount of future property tax bills.

For the purposes of reassessment scheduling, the thirty townships within Cook County are divided into three groups:

North/northwest suburbs
South/southwest suburbs
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The Cook County Assessor’s Office says you don’t need an attorney to file an appeal of your property tax assessment and they are right. Technically.

But here’s the fallacy.

Your total tax bill — the amount of money you must pay — is determined by the assessed valuation of your property and all the other properties in … Read More ›

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In Illinois, disabled veterans can get property tax breaks, sometimes paying no property taxes, based on their disability status, not their income status.

How Disabled Veterans Receive Exemptions

In the past, the property tax exemptions available to property owners in Cook County have come under fire as allowing too many people to be eligible for property tax … Read More ›