Cook County Board of Review Annual Report
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
A question that we get a lot about appealing property taxes in Cook County is whether or not the County Assessor or anyone else can retaliate for a successful 
While Cook County property taxes have skyrocketed for just about every homeowner thanks to Rahm Emanuel’s combined $838 million property tax hikes over the past year, there are some who actually saw theirs decrease.
An often overlooked impact of Rahm Emanuel’s combined $838 million property tax hikes over the past year is the impact it’s having on renters.
In 1716, Christopher Bullock in The Cobbler of Preston wrote, “‘Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and Taxes.”
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