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Senior Exemption Deadlines Approaching

Senior Exemptions

Senior citizens who are newly eligible for a senior citizen property tax exemption or who are eligible for the income-based Senior Freeze Exemption, have until April 10th to apply, under a recently extended deadline.

Under a new law passed last year, senior citizens who have already qualified for the standard senior citizen exemption in past years do not have to reapply. The exemption is now automatically renewed.

Applicants for the Senior Freeze Exemption however, are required to apply each year. Cook County homeowners age 65 or older who have household incomes of $65,000 or less may qualify. This senior freeze exemption provides additional property tax deductions to offset increases in assessed property values.
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Cook County Property Tax Appeal Schedule 2016

Attention Cook County Homeowners: Property Tax Reduction Season Is Here

Cook County Property Tax Appeal Calendar 2016Every year, the Cook County Assessor accepts property tax appeals for each township for about 30 days and at various times from late January through late summer.

Each township’s appeal window is different – see your township’s property tax appeal window on the Assessor’s full appeal schedule here.
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Cook County First Installment Tax Bill Coming Due

Cook County First Installment Property Tax Bill 2018By now, property owners in Cook County should have received their first installment tax bill in the mail. It’s not a pleasant experience.

Pension and healthcare shortfalls have put increasing pressure on taxing districts across the county. Chicago residents are in the fourth year of tax hikes as part of the city’s effort to fund police, fire and public school pension obligations.

All that being said, there’s one way to get relief, and you may be able to save hundreds or thousands…
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2019 Assessment Notices Mailed to Rogers Park Township

Cook County Property Tax AppealThe Cook County Assessor’s office mailed 2019 assessment notices to Rogers Park property owners on Friday, February 15th. The 30 day window to appeal your assessed value at the Assessor’s office is now open until the deadline of March 18th.

Rogers Park Township was reassessed last year but regardless of whether you appealed last year or not, you may appeal every year, including 2019. An appeal in 2019 may generate savings lasting for two years until the next scheduled reassessment of Rogers Park in 2021. We strongly recommend homeowners review their assessments annually and appeal each year if and when there is a strong argument that their home may not be assessed fairly. If you’d like a second opinion on your assessed value as it compares to other similar properties contact us for a free, no obligation, professional analysis of your property.
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Deadline Nearing for Riverside & River Forest Homeowner Property Tax Reductions

Riverside & River Forest Property Tax AppealsThe window to appeal your property taxes with the Cook County Assessor is now open for homeowners in Riverside and River Forest. Riverside homeowners have until March 7 to appeal while River Forest homeowners have until March 8.

What Homeowners Like You Saved in 2018

Below is a small sampling of how much we helped save Riverside and River Forest homeowners in 2018 – savings that range from $2,461 to $7,252 over two years:
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Cook County Property Taxes: Disabled Veteran Exemption Update

cook-county-disabled-veteran-homeowner-property-tax-exemptionVeterans who own a home in Cook County that are disabled 70% or more no longer have to pay property taxes thanks to recent legislation (SB 107).

The Cook County Assessor has expanded the Disabled Veterans Homeowner Exemption to 100% from a limit of $5,000 previously (see table), for the tax year 2015, which is billed and due in 2016.

Additionally, veterans whose level of disability is between 30-70% are eligible for a property tax exemption of $2,500-$5,000 (see table). These exemptions only apply to veterans with a service-connected disability as certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and whose primary residence is in Cook County. Non-remarried surviving spouses are also eligible.
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