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Posted April 30, 2020 Like local governments across the country, Cook County is preparing for a monumental budget shortfall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week it was reported that …

Posted April 30, 2020 After considering the question for the past several weeks, DuPage County announced yesterday that they will be waiving late fees for certain taxpayers who pay the …

Posted April 22, 2020 Lake County officials decided last Thursday that property tax billing would go ahead as normal this year despite the ongoing difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Posted April 16, 2020 On April 14, the Cook County Assessor announced his plans for dealing with the unprecedented economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of his announcement, …

Posted April 16, 2020 The Cook County Assessor has once again set deadlines for assessment notices mailed out in February and March, after previously suspending all such deadlines on March …

 Posted April 16, 2020 On March 24, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced that the 2020 Annual Tax Sale of delinquent property taxes would be postponed indefinitely. Originally, the Sale …

Posted April 7, 2020 Despite the many closures as a result of COVID-19, the Cook County Board of Review continues to work on issuing decisions for those appeals that were …

Posted April 7, 2020 The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported that the Cook County Assessor is considering reassessing all property in Cook County as a result of the economic effects of …

Posted April 7, 2020 On March 29th, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi suspended all assessment notice mailings and deadlines. What this means for taxpayers is that the process by which …