Homeowners, in Cook County tax exemptions can lower your property tax bill significantly. And now (March 2025) is the time to apply for your 2024 exemptions. There's a lot to know, so here's a good overview.
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Cook County homeowners, our property tax bills are one step closer to hitting our mailboxes. Why? Because the final Cook County 2021* State Equalization factor was announced on October 18, 2022.
So, what the heck is equalization?
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Whenever a client hires our firm in connection with a Cook County real estate purchase or sale, one of the first things we do is check out the Assessor's web site. The property search function provides homebuyers, owners, and the professionals that represent them with data points that can be critical to their deals. We are on this site every day.
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A property’s assessed valuation has a direct relationship to the amount of upcoming property tax bills. Savvy property owners (including readers of this blog) know that they can—and should—fight back by appealing those assessment notices. Here's how.
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It's October! Where are the Cook County property tax bills? If you pay the bill directly, you may have been wondering if they forgot you. They didn't. It's not just you. The bills for the second installment of Cook County property taxes (generally due August 1) have not been finalized yet. Earlier this year, we expected tax bills to be sent by the ...
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