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Listening Tour a Chance to Question Cook County Assessor

Listening Tour A Chance to Question Cook County AssessorCook County property owners who have something they’d like to say to, or ask of newly-elected Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi will have their chance next month as part of his roll-out of a “listening tour.”

There will be six opportunities in April beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6 in Palatine, according to a schedule released by the assessor’s office.

Additional events scheduled for April include stops in Schaumburg, Wilmette, Schiller Park and Chicago. Each event will run for 90 minutes and will also be attended by a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

For a complete list of the events scheduled so far, click here.
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Appeal Deadlines Suspended as Cook Assessor’s Office Manages the COVID-19 Threat

Appeal Deadlines SuspendedWith health and safety as the primary concern at the moment, the Cook County Assessor’s Office has temporarily suspended the deadlines for appealing your property tax assessment and the physical office is temporarily closed to the public.

If you live in one of the nine townships where the appeals window was open as of March 19, that means you can still file an appeal online, and the processing of appeals will continue. Residential property owners can also file applications for any of the various exemptions online as well.

If you live in one of the townships where assessment notices have not yet gone out, new dates for your appeal window will be announced as soon as they are available.

Kensington Taxpayer Advocates are Available to Help

In the meantime, at Kensington, our appeals staff is working remotely and available to help you attempt to lower your assessment. We are processing applications using e-signatures so you will not have to leave the safety and comfort of your home to begin the process of reducing your property tax bill. We will email you all of the required documents and you can sign using a smartphone, tablet or personal computer.
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Assessment Notices Mailed to Elk Grove Township

Elk GroveElk Grove Township assessment notices were mailed on Thursday, March 22nd, by the Cook County Assessor’s office. If you are a homeowner in Elk Grove Township the window to appeal your assessment is now open until the deadline of Monday, April 23rd.

We recommend you review your assessment twice per year, and appeal each time there is a strong appeal argument to be made. Others also recommend this approach.
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Cicero Reassessment Notices Mailed by Assessor’s Office

Cicero Township triennial reassessment notices were mailed on March 21st. The Cook County Assessor’s Office is now accepting appeals through their deadline of Friday, April 21st.town_of_cicero_seal

Townships are reassessed every 3 years in Cook County and Cicero Township is part of the south suburban group which is being reassessed in 2017. According to the Assessor’s Office the median assessed value percentage change in Cicero was 22.91% (since the last reassessment in 2014). For complete Cicero Township valuation statistics click here.

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New Trier 2018 Assessment Notices Mailed

New TrierAssessment notices for 2018 have been mailed to New Trier Township property owners. The 30 day window to appeal your assessment is now open at the Assessor’s office until the deadline of Thursday, April 19th.

We recommend you review your assessed value every year, even if you appealed and won last year, to ensure you don’t pay more than your fair share in property taxes. After you complete your review of your assessment you’ll want to consider appealing your valuation (we are not the only ones who recommend this approach).
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Oak Park 2019 Assessment Notices Mailed

Oak ParkAssessment notices for tax year 2019 were mailed by the Cook County Assessor’s office on Tuesday, March 19th to Oak Park property owners. The thirty day window to appeal your 2019 assessed value is now open until the deadline of Friday, April 19th.

We believe homeowners should review their assessments annually and appeal each year if there is a strong argument that their home may not be assessed fairly. Oak Park’s next triennial reassessment will be in 2020. However, if you feel that your assessment is not fair there is no need to wait to appeal, you have the option to appeal every year at the Assessor’s office and at the Board of Review. If you’d like a second opinion on your assessed value as it compares to similar homes in your neighborhood contact us for a free, no obligation, analysis of your home.
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Cook County Assessor’s Office Opens Barrington Township for 2016 Property Tax Appeals

The Cook County Assessor’s Office has announced that assessment notices were mailed on March 17, 2016, for Barrington Township.Cook County Property Tax Appeal

The deadline to file a 2016 property tax appeal at the Cook County Assessor’s Office is April 18, 2016.

Barrington Township valuation statistics can be found here.

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Cook County Commissioner Property Tax Advice: Appeal Twice, Every Year

cook-county-property-taxes-larry-suffredinLarry Suffredin is the Cook County Board Commissioner for 11 North Shore suburbs and the 49th & 50th Wards of Chicago who’s made a name for himself in changing county government and being a strong advocate for homeowners.

As reported by the Chicago Tribune’s Bob Seidenberg in his article Cook County officials hold property tax seminar in Evanston, Suffredin said the following last week: “My attitude has been, in the 13 years I’ve been county commissioner, that everyone, everyone needs to appeal, twice a year.”

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