2nd Installment Tax Bills Released

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The Cook County Treasurer released 2nd installment tax bills electronically today. These tax bills, which reflect the final amount due for Tax Year 2019, also reveal the tax rates being used to calculate each tax bill for Tax...

3 Homestead Exemptions Automatically Renew for 2020

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On June 5th, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law an Act that allows the Cook County Assessor to automatically renew 3 homestead exemptions for Tax Year 2020. The three exemptions that now automatically renew are the...

Assessor Announces COVID-19 Adjustments

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Yesterday, the Cook County Assessor published a report detailing what he is calling “COVID-19 Adjustments” that he intends to make to property assessments in the South and West suburbs. These adjustments will have an...

Preckwinkle Announces Tax Relief Proposal

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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced a proposal today that would waive late fees for taxpayers who pay their 2nd installment property tax bills up to two months after the original due date. The proposal,...

Lake County Announces Taxpayer Relief

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Joining several other collar counties, Lake County announced yesterday that they would provide a measure of relief to taxpayers paying their 2019 property tax bills originally due this June and September. The relief amounts...