How to lower your Cook County Residential Property Taxes without Appealing
As an attorney in Cook County with numerous years of experience when it comes to helping homeowners appeal and lower their property tax burden, I also see many homeowners not taking the exemptions they are allowed to take to lower their property taxes even further. Many times, homeowners are not being given the credit for exemptions […]
3 Reasons Why You Should Appeal Your Property Taxes Every Year (the short and sweet version)
If you own property in Cook County, Illinois, you are undoubtedly aware that the odds of the Cook County Assessor raising your taxes every time your property is reassessed, are very high. The best way to help slow the rate of increase is to appeal the Assessor’s results of your property value. Here are three […]
Coronavirus and Your Property Tax Assessment
The Cook County, Illinois Assessor, Fritz Kaegi has announced his plan to reassess every single property in Cook County in order to account for the Coronavirus. At this time, there has been no explanation of exactly how the Cook County Assessor’s Office plans on doing it nor has the Assessor explained the criteria he will […]
Today’s Tax Tip
Managing Your Assets in a Stagnant Economy Illinois is currently attempting to pass a budget which is $3bn out of balance and the Speaker of The General Assembly freely and publicly admits that “we don’t have the money to pay for this budget.” The Chicago Tribune reports that this is a tactic in order to force […]