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Understanding Property Taxes


Who's who in the Cook County property tax system? To learn the ins and outs of the taxation process, click here.


A Guide To Taxpayer Exemptions


To learn how taxpayer exemptions save you money, click here.

House Assessor

Senior Tax
Deferral Program 


Qualifying seniors can defer payment of their property taxes until their homes are sold.  To learn how, click here.

Assessor's Office

What We Do

TheTownship Assessor provides a variety of services and acts as a liaison between the taxpayer and the Cook County Assessor’s Office.
 

Available Services

  • Assistance with appeals
  • Assistance with exemptions and refunds
  • Sales and building permit information
  • Taxpayer of record information
  • Detailed assessment information and property descriptions
  • Legal descriptions of property
  • Property tax identification numbers
  • Assistance with name and address changes
  • Tax exempt property listings
  • Plat maps
  • Tax rate information

The Cook County Assessor's office does all assessing in Cook County.  Property is reassessed every three years. 

Tax billing is done by the Cook County Treasurer's office.  Taxes are collected one year in arrears, and bills are issued twice each year, in the spring and fall.

Latest News

First Installment Tax Bills Due March 1
Property Tax bills arriving first week of February.
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2011 Assessment Appeals
New Trier Township will tentatively open for 2011 appeals (for taxes payable in 2012) from May 18th to June 18th, according to the Cook County...
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Suburban Tax Officials Support Automatic Renewal of Senior Citizen Property Tax Exemptions
State law should be changed so that Cook County residents who meet the age qualifications for the Senior Citizen property tax exemption do not have to...
Read More
 

Contact Information

AssessorShrierGordon

Assessor JoAnn Shrier Gordon

Phone: 847-446-8200
Fax: 847-446-1743
Email
Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Directions to our office.

 

Additional Resources

Cook County Assessor
(with links to downloadable forms) 
Chicago (312) 603-5300
Skokie (847) 470-7237

Cook County Treasurer
Chicago (312) 603-6202

Cook County Board of Review
Chicago (312) 603-5542
Skokie (847) 470-7520

Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Chicago (312) 603 5050
Skokie (847) 470-5103

Cook County Clerk
Chicago (312) 603-5656
 

 

 
 
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