Cook County is the government entity that oversees the second-largest property tax collection and distribution system in the United States. Cook County Treasurer, Maria Pappas, is responsible for:
(1) Printing and mailing bills based on the data provided by other county and state agencies on assessments, exemptions and tax rates;
(2) Collection of $12 billion each year in taxes from the owners of more than 1.8 million parcels of property; and
(3) Distribution of the tax funds to approximately 2,200 local government agencies that have the jurisdiction to collect taxes. The agencies include school districts, villages, cities, townships, park and forest preserve systems, libraries, public health and safety agencies, election authorities, economic-development agencies and bonds to pay for public-works projects
Cook County Assessor’s Office
The Cook County Assessor’s Office provides taxpayer information and assessment record searches, information for filing exemptions and for senior citizens, online tax forms, and assessment of property values.
The Assessor’s office calculates your property’s value by analyzing your specific home (its age and square footage, for example) and by looking at sales of similar properties in your neighborhood. Property taxes help fund local government services, including park districts, fire districts, and public schools.
The Assessor’s office can assist you with completing and filing a exemptions and appeal. Their office number is 312-443-7550.
If you have missed the deadline to appeal your property valuation with the Assessor’s Office, you still have one more chance! The Cook County Board of Review is now accepting pre-registration 2020 assessment complaints from individuals filing on their own property. Once the Board of Review receives the complaint form they will review your property assessment when that township opens up. The Board of Review will open each township in the County for a thirty-day (30) filing period.
You can now access your property tax information using the Cook County Property Tax Portal. As a collaboration with the various the elected officials who take part in the property tax system which include the Cook County Assessor, the Cook County Treasurer, and the Cook County Recorder of Deeds; the Portal consolidates information and delivers Cook County taxpayers a one-stop customer service website.
