The Cook County Assessor is planning to correct thousands of assessment errors in the south and west suburbs after reports about mistakes and high increases in property tax assessmThe Cook County Assessor is planning to correct thousands of assessment errors in the south and west suburbs after i-Team reports about mistakes and high increases in property tax assessments.
Cardenas is referring to a letter from Assessor Fritz Kaegi to the commissioners, stating his "office is correcting a significant number of property values in the South and West suburbs for Tax Year 2023." In November 2023, the I-Team uncovered errors in the Tinley Park area. The assessor admitted to some mistakes. Then, in spring, a similar story came from residents in Lyons Township. Jami Flaws said her property tax assessment hike could double her taxes."We probably won't be able to sell our homes because they aren't even close to what the assessment says," she said.