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The Cook County Assessor’s Office has announced that 2015 assessment notices were mailed on February 18, 2015, for the following townships:
The deadline to file an appeal is March 20, 2015.
Attention Cook County Homeowners: Property Tax Reduction Season Is Here
Every 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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By 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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The 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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If you’re like many Cook County homeowners, you probably cringe when you open your property tax bill to discover yet another hike.
You may even believe you are trapped in an inequitable system that leaves you little choice but to write the check – or sell your property.
After all, why appeal in “Crook County”?
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The Cook County Assessor’s Office has announced that assessment notices were mailed on February 13, 2015, for Oak Park Township.
The deadline to file a 2015 property tax appeal is March 16, 2015.
The 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.
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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Veterans 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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The Cook County Assessor’s Office has announced that assessment notices were mailed on February 10, 2016, for Rogers Park Township.
The deadline to file a 2016 property tax appeal at the Cook County Assessor’s Office is March 14, 2016.
The Cook County Assessor’s Office mailed 2018 assessment notices to Norwood Park property owners on Friday, February 09, 2018. Homeowners in Norwood Park Township may appeal their property assessment during the 30 day window which is now open and will close on March 12th.
You may appeal your assessment each year, regardless of when your property was last reassessed by the Assessor’s Office. In fact, it is our opinion that you should at least review, if not appeal, your assessment every year due to regular changes in the housing market (others have also made this recommendation).
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