You could be leaving hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the table if you live in Cook County and appeal your own property taxes or use a non-specialized law firm or internet service to do so.

How do you know if you’re getting as much of a reduction as possible?

Our Free Estimate determines how much of a property tax appeal reduction we believe we could help you with and our success rate is over 90%. This blog explains why you should consider taking us up on this offer.
Continue reading →

While property values in Cook County rose in 2015 and 2016, neither commercial nor residential values on average countywide have recovered to 2009 levels, data from the Cook County Assessor’s Office shows.

Residential property values have been particularly slow to recover, with growth of 5% in 2015 and 4% in 2016 leaving those assessed values still 14% short of 2009 levels.
Continue reading →

There are many reasons homeowners in Cook County don’t appeal their property tax assessments.

Some don’t think they can win. Others fear that the act of appealing could drive their assessment up. Some assume the process is too complicated, or requires expensive legal help.

But “the painful truth,” according to Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn is that, “if you don’t appeal your Cook County property tax assessment every chance you get, you’re a fool.”
Continue reading →

In any business, the real reward comes from making a difference for your clients. That’s what motivates us at Kensington Research and Recovery.

But it’s nice to be able to make a difference in your community as well. That’s why for the past four years, we’ve teamed up with the Inspiration Corporation to help feed homeless and low-income residents in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood.

That’s where the Inspiration Corporation operates the Inspiration Cafe, a genuinely inspiring place where more than 26,000 hot and nutritious meals were served to needy Chicago residents last year.
Continue reading →