|
COOK COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW
118 NORTH CLARK STREET
ROOM 601, COUNTY BUILDING
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601
TEL (312) 603-5542
FAX (312) 603-3479
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REAL ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENT APPEAL FILING DATES
OPEN FOR ELEVEN TOWNSHIPS
Joseph Berrios, Brendan F. Houlihan, and Larry R. Rogers, Jr., Commissioners of the Cook County Board of Review, have announced the dates for filing assessment appeal complaints by property owners in BLOOM, HANOVER, LAKE , LAMONT, LYONS, NORTH, NORTHFLED, ORLAND, SCHAUMBURG, THORTON, AND WORTH TOWNSHIP. The filing dates for property assessments appeals OPEN ON MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010 AND WILL CLOSE ON MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010.
Owners of homes, condominiums, townhouses, apartment buildings, and businesses may appeal their assessments to the Board if they feel that their assessment is too high. A lawyer is not required to file an appeal on behalf of a residential property owner.
Evidence which can be particularly helpful to the homeowner seeking an assessment reduction includes any of the following item:
-
a photo of the tax payers property;
-
proof of recent sale prices of homes simular to the home of the tax payer who is appealing;
-
a real estate appraisal, if available;
-
assessed valuations of comparable properties in your neighborhood; and
-
evidence of flood, fire, demolition, or structual damage.
Anyone interested in receiving an assessment appeal complaint form can write the Cook County Board of Review, Room 601, 118 N. Clark, Chicago, Illinois 60602 or call (312) 603-5542 appeal complaint forms can also be picked up in person at the Board or at one of the satellite offices:
Skokie (847) 470-7522
5600 Old Orchard Road, Room 155
Skokie, Illinois 60076 (2nd Municipal District Circuit Court)
Rolling Meadows (847) 818-2067
2121 Euclid Avenue, Room 237
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008 (3rd Municipal District Circuit Court)
Maywood (708) 865-5509
1500 Maybrook drive, Room 082
Maywood, Illinois 60153 (4th Municipal District Circuit Court)
Bridgeview (708) 974-6074
10200 South 76th Ave., Rooom 237
Bridgeview, Illinois 60455 (5th Municipal District Circuit Court)
Markham (708) 210-4116
16501 Kedzie, Room 237
Markham, Illinois 60426 (6th Municipal District Circuit Court)
Property owners in the township mentioned above have until 5 p.m. on MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010 to file assessment appeal complaints.
The Board will then notify the taxpayer of a hearing date when they will be able to argue on behalf of their request for a lower property tax assessment.
Anyone interested in more information or with questions regarding the appeals proces should call the Board at (312) 603-5542.
|
