Cook County Assessor
County Government: Agencies/Departments/Divisions | Property Assessment
Recent News About Cook County Assessor
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Whistleblower alleges fraud after $1.5M Barrington mansion pays $0 in property taxes; Assessor acknowledges error
A former Cook County Board of Review employee has blown the whistle on what he's calling "fraud" in the county’s property tax system
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Tsatsoulis: ‘Open up access to candidates who are media-underrepresented’
Cook County Assessor candidate Nico Tsatsoulis (Libertarian) is calling out traditional media for not defending LGIS in the wake of pressure put on independent media by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Cook County Assessor’s spokesman: No decision yet on homeowner assessments
While some point to higher property tax bills, Smith says final decision yet to be made
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Cook County commercial property tax bills 10 times higher than similar counties in Indiana, Wisconsin
Some Cook County small businesses pay property tax bills that are more than 10 times higher than what they would pay if they were in Indiana or Wisconsin, according to an Illinois Business Alliance sampling of 2018 data.
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From Chicago City Wire
Kaegi retains Cook County Assessor's seat
Democrat Frederick ''Fritz'' Kaegi has been declared the winner in the Cook County Assessor's race against Republican Joseph Paglia.
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Analysis: Glenview pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Glenview paid nearly 1.9 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Cook County’s North Shore from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Morton Grove pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Morton Grove paid nearly 2.2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Cook County’s North Shore from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Glencoe pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Glencoe paid more than 2.3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Cook County’s North Shore from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Northbrook pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Northbrook paid nearly 2.3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Cook County’s North Shore from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Wilmette pays property taxes nearly 1.5 times national average
Property owners in Wilmette paid more than 1.7 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly 1.5 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Cook County’s North Shore from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Evanston pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Evanston paid nearly 2.2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Cook County’s North Shore from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Kenilworth pays property taxes two times national average
Property owners in Kenilworth paid more than 2.6 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Cook County’s North Shore from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Lincolnwood pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Lincolnwood paid more than 2.1 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Cook County’s North Shore from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Mount Prospect pays property taxes two times national average
Property owners in Mount Prospect paid nearly 2.4 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Rosemont pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Rosemont paid nearly 1.6 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s almost two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Niles pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Niles paid nearly 1.9 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s almost two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Barrington pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Barrington paid nearly 2.1 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s almost two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Wheeling pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Wheeling paid nearly 2.2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s almost two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Arlington Heights pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Arlington Heights paid nearly 2.3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s almost two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.
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Analysis: Roselle pays property taxes nearly two times national average
Property owners in Roselle paid nearly 2.3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s almost two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.