Apr 9, 2018 / Leave a comment

Think your property taxes are too high? You’re probably right

A new report shows Chicago area bills are higher than almost anywhere in the U.S. Continue Reading
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Apr 4, 2018 / Leave a comment

Prepaid property taxes will be deductible in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Treasury has ruled that Illinois homeowners who prepaid their 2018 property taxes last year will receive the full state and local tax deduction. Continue [...]
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Feb 22, 2018 / Leave a comment

Berrios Extends Senior Exemptions Application Deadline

  CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced Wednesday that his office has extended the deadline for the Senior Citizen Exemption and Senior Freeze Exemption renewal applications. [...]
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Jan 10, 2018 / Leave a comment

Cook County property assessment cycle completed ahead of schedule

The CCAO said in a release it hopes that its work will help the County Board of Review and county clerk finish their part of the process early so 2017 [...]
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Dec 21, 2017 / Leave a comment

The rush is on—to pay taxes before cap kicks in

Taxpayers are flooding county treasurers' offices to prepay property tax bills that won't arrive until next year, an unnatural phenomenon ignited by looming limits on federal deductions for state and [...]
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Dec 13, 2017 / Leave a comment

County treasurer offers online prepayment for property tax bills

County treasurer offers online prepayment for property tax bills Continue Reading
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Nov 21, 2017 / Leave a comment

Typical homeowner will pay $174 more to City Hall, CPS in 2018

The Chicago City Council is expected to easily approve Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2018 budget on Tuesday, a spending plan that raises taxes for the sixth time in seven years, but [...]
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Oct 16, 2017 / Leave a comment

Why only Cook County homeowners are getting a bigger tax exemption

Cook County homeowners are getting a property tax break that their counterparts in other counties aren't. http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171011/why-only-cook-county-homeowners-are-getting-a-bigger-tax-exemption
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Oct 16, 2017 / Leave a comment

CPS Set To Hike Property Taxes $177 A Year On Most Homeowners

CITY HALL — The average Chicago homeowner will pay $177 more next year in property taxes to fund the Chicago Public Schools next year, but officials promise CPS is now on firmer [...]
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Sep 18, 2017 / Leave a comment

Chicagoans face another big property-tax hit in new school deal

Tapped-out Chicago property owners would face yet another tax hit for teacher pensions — but their aldermen would escape another difficult vote — under a historic new statewide school funding [...]
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