Cook County property tax bills skyrocketed for tens of thousands of residents this year, with increases up to 1000% for some. Here's how to appeal.You may be one of thousands of people facing sky-high Cook County property tax bills. In fact, a record 40,000 people are filing property tax appeals because many of those bills have doubled.
"It's just devastating. I almost had a heart attack, personally, it was extremely painful, very difficult to see something like this," Frank Marianos said. "I'll be honest with you, I thought it was a mistake. I thought I had to open my eyes. I blinked a few times," Aliki said.A record number of people in Cook County are fighting tax bills with the state's property tax appeal board. Those appeals are expected to exceed 40,000.
Nearby, In the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, Dorothy Ross, who gets the senior exemption, was hit with an 884% tax hike. The Cook County Assessor said Ross and the other residential property owner who faces the 1,000% hike both saw assessed value increases based on market value. A spokesperson said they may also qualify for a "senior freeze," which could roll back the assessment and put their bills back to where they used to be.
Property owners said they understand some increases are needed to pay for county services and pensions. However, they feel the spikes are extreme, with little time to pay after getting the bill.HOW TO APPEAL YOUR COOK COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES: You have 3 opportunities:
Cook county has to pay for their guaranteed income and pensions somehow
so glad I left! Nothing there anymore other than woke policies and crime
Keep voting blue, no matter who! We can pump those numbers up! Pritzker just getting started.
Cook County sucks.
Ha ha suckers you voted for it, 😂
This can’t be true! Our fearless leader JB Pritzker said he lowered property taxes for everyone in the state…
Thats why i moved out. I got my self a house thats 60 years younger 3x bigger, yard thats 10x bigger, schools that are 100x better and property taxes that are same as I had for my shack in cook county. Move let cook county rot
You can thank a democrat mayor for that
Here's a better idea: LEAVE ILLINOIS. The inmates are running the asylum now.
I know how to appeal. Vote the politicians OUT. Illinois' political class is the worst. They only serve themselves
I would check this math.
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