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Board of Review Opens Group 3 Townships for Appeals

The Cook County Board of Review opened the third group of townships for 2017 appeals on September 25th. If your property is in one of the listed townships below you have until the deadline of October 24th to appeal your property’s 2017 assessment at the Board of Review.Cook County Property Tax Appeal

  • Berwyn
  • Elk Grove
  • Maine

Whether you missed the appeal window at the Assessor’s office earlier this year, or if you did appeal and were unsatisfied with the Assessor’s office determination, you still have a final opportunity to appeal your 2017 assessment at the Board of Review. Successful 2017 appeals will help to make sure you only pay your fair share in taxes on your 2nd installment property tax bill in July 2018. If you do not appeal now at the Board of Review there is not another opportunity to appeal your 2017 assessment.

Contact us for our free professional opinion on the assessed value of your property in comparison to others and to discuss your best options for an appeal. We will only recommend an appeal for you if we think there is a strong appeal argument to be made.

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Board of Review Opens Group 2 for Appeals

A second group of townships opened for appeals at the Cook County Board of Review on August 28th. If your property is located in one of the townships below you have until the deadline of September 26th to appeal your property’s 2017 assessment at the Board of Review.cook seal v2

  • Bremen
  • Lemont
  • New Trier
  • Palos
  • Lake View

If you missed the appeal window at the Assessor’s office earlier this year, or if you did appeal and were unsatisfied with the result, you still have a second opportunity to appeal your 2017 assessment at the Board of Review.

Contact us for our free professional opinion on the assessment level of your property in comparison to others and to discuss your best options for an appeal.

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Cook County Board of Review Opens For 2017 Appeals

The Cook County Board of Review has opened the 2017 appeal session for the first group of townships. The Board’s deadline to appeal your 2017 assessed value is 8/30/17. Below are the townships that are currently open:Cook County Property Tax Appeal

  • Barrington
  • Cicero
  • Evanston
  • Norwood Park
  • Oak Park
  • Palatine
  • River Forest
  • Riverside
  • Rogers Park

If you missed your appeal opportunity at the Assessor’s office earlier in the year, or if you did appeal and weren’t satisfied with the result, you have a second opportunity to appeal at the Board of Review. Contact us for our free professional opinion on your property’s assessment level in comparison to others and to discuss your best options for an appeal.

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Cook County Board of Review Annual Report

Cook County Board of Review Annual Report 2015

The Cook County Board of Review annual report for 2015 is out and contains some interesting statistics:

  • 61.6% of Board of Review property tax appeals were successful: see graphic below and compare with our 90% success rate
  • 319,500 appeals were filed
  • 86% were filed online (how many of these are leaving money on the table?)
  • 2014 tax year marks the fourth time since tax year 1977 that the second installment tax bills have been mailed out on time
  • There are 1.8 million property parcels in Cook County and 5.2 million residents

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Cook County Board of Review Announces Group 7 Appeal Window Has Opened

The Cook County Board of Review has announced that 5 more townships opened for 2016 property tax appeals. The 30 day appeal window for the townships listed below is December 19th through January 17th.near north

  • Hanover
  • Northfield
  • North Chicago
  • South Chicago
  • West Chicago

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Cook County Board of Review Announces 5 More Townships Open for 2016 Property Tax Appeals

The Cook County Board of Review has announced that 5 more townships opened on 10/17/16 for 2016 property tax appeals. The deadline to file an appeal is 11/15/16 for the following townships:Cook County Property Tax Appeal

  • Elk Grove
  • Lyons
  • Norwood Park
  • Stickney
  • Lake

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Property Taxes Got You Down? Do What the Politicians Do…

Chicago Aldermen Appeal Cook County Property TaxesJust in the past year, Rahm Emanuel has increased property taxes by an ulcer-inducing $838 million – and there are still massive budget deficits that need to be plugged sooner than later beyond these increases. What can you do for relief?

Simply put, do what the politicians do: appeal your property taxes. Some may think this is evidence of corruption but it’s not: it’s 100% legal, and it works.

Read on to find out why it’s time to stop paying more than your fair share by taking a page from The Machine’s playbook.
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