The Assessor’s Office has mailed 2021 assessment notices to Thornton property owners. You may appeal your assessment each year during the 30-day window which is now open and will close on September 09th. The following cities, towns, and villages are in Thornton Township: Blue Island (southern edge), Burnham, Calumet City, Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Glenwood (northern 1/4), Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood (northeast half), Lansing (northern half), Markham (eastern 1/4), Phoenix, Posen, Riverdale, South Holland, and Thornton.

Cook County reassesses properties triennially through a mass appraisal system. Thornton was last reassessed in 2020 and if you appealed and were successful on your 2020 tax year appeal you will see those savings this summer on your 2^nd installment property tax bill (the 1^st installment bill you recently received is always 55% of the previous year’s total tax).
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2020 Triennial reassessment notices were mailed to Thornton Township homeowners on Friday, August 21^st. Homeowners in Thornton Township have 35 days to appeal their assessment at the Assessor’s office (there will be a second opportunity to appeal later in the year at the Board of Review, whether you appeal at the Assessor’s office or not). The deadline for appealing at the Assessor’s office is September 25^th.

We recommend homeowners review their assessment annually, particularly in a triennial reassessment year, to ensure they do not pay more than their fair share in property taxes. Successfully appealing in a reassessment year may provide 3 years of savings on future property tax bills. If you would like a free analysis of your Thornton Township home, in comparison to similar properties, we would be happy to conduct a “no obligation” analysis and provide you with a free estimate of how much we believe we could help you save with an appeal.
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2019 property assessment notices were mailed by the Cook County Assessor’s office on August 27^th to Thornton Township property owners. The following cities, towns, and villages are in Thornton Township: Blue Island (southern edge), Burnham, Calumet City, Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Glenwood (northern 1/4), Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood (northeast half), Lansing (northern half), Markham (eastern 1/4), Phoenix, Posen, Riverdale, South Holland, and Thornton. The one month window to appeal your 2019 assessed value is now open until the deadline of September 27^th.

We suggest property owners review their assessments annually and appeal whenever there is a strong evidence based argument that your home may not be assessed fairly. Thornton Township’s next triennial reassessment is scheduled for 2020. However, if you feel that your assessment is not fair there is no need to wait to appeal, property owners have the right to appeal every year at the Assessor’s office and at the Board of Review. If you’d like a professional opinion on your home’s assessed value as it compares to similar properties in your neighborhood contact us for a free, no obligation, review and analysis of your home.
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Thornton Township 2018 assessment notices were mailed by the Cook County Assessor’s office on August 10^th. If your home is in Thornton Township the 30 day window to appeal your assessment at the Assessor’s office is now open until the deadline of Tuesday, September 11^th.

The following suburbs are located in Thornton Township: Blue Island (southern edge), Burnham, Calumet City, Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Glenwood (northern ¼), Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood (northeast half), Lansing (northern half), Markham (eastern ¼), Phoenix, Posen, Riverdale, South Holland, and Thornton.
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Thornton Township reassessment notices were mailed by the Assessor’s office on August 15^th. The 30 day window to appeal your assessed value at the Assessor’s Office is now open until the deadline of September 15^th.

Cook County townships in the south group, such as Thornton, are being reassessed this year. Complete valuation statistics for Thornton Township are published by the Assessor’s Office and located here.

If you would like our free analysis of your reassessment and professional opinion on your appeal options contact us before the filing deadline of September 15^th. Appealing your property’s assessed value in a reassessment year may allow you to attain savings for multiple years, until your next triennial reassessment.

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