Illinois Property Taxes

Table of Contents The Annual Tax Sale An Unfair Tool of Inequality An Outcome Years in the Making More Lawsuits Ongoing Moving Forward Protect Your Home with Appeals, Exemptions, and More O’Connor Can Help Protect Your Home Cook County is currently embroiled in one of the worst property tax situations of the modern era. What … Read more

Table of Contents Cook County Property Taxes Have Increased 182% in the Past 30 Years State Laws Circumvented School Districts Take the Lion’s Share Tax Incremental Financing The Old Pension Problem Local Governments Hunt New Revenue Sources Townships Increase Taxes Solutions Could be Difficult to Implement Appeals Protect Homeowners and Businesses O’Connor Supports Appeals with … Read more

Table of Contents Step 1: Confirm When and How You Received Your Notice Step 2: Review Property Details for Errors Step 3: Verify Exemptions Step 4: Understand Your Market and Assessed Value Step 5: Decide If You Have Grounds to Appeal Step 6: Gather Evidence Step 7: File Your Appeal Before the Deadline Step 8: … Read more

Table of Contents 2025 Sees Historic Issues Come to a Head Why the Spike Happened Taxes are Unaffordable for Working Families First Installment of 2026 Taxes Due April 1 Property Tax Appeals Can Bring Future Relief O’Connor Supports Appeals with Data and Analytics While property taxes became a focus across the country in 2025, the … Read more

Table of Contents Cook County Property Taxes Due April 1, 2026 A Long 2025 Tax Season 2026 Experiencing a Hangover from 2025 Steps in the Right Direction Property Tax Appeals Help the People of Cook County Fight Back O’Connor is Here to Help with Analysis and Evidence While it may seem like a low bar, … Read more

Table of Contents Attorney Engagement Letter Who can Sign an Attorney Engagement Letter? Kieta Law Signing the O’Connor Service Agreement O’Connor Brings Clarity and Transparency to the Process Finding success with your Illinois property tax appeal takes time and effort, but with the highest property taxes in the nation, fighting your assessment is almost always … Read more

Table of Contents Pension Shortcomings are an Ancient and Systemic Issue Chicago Advanced Pension Payments After effects of Delayed Property Taxes Keep Spiraling The Chicago Budget Crisis The Impact on Future Assessments and Tax Bills O’Connor has Your Back As we wrote earlier, the pension crisis across Illinois is an anchor around the neck of … Read more

Table of Contents The Illinois Public Pension Systems Pension Problem Enshrined in the Illinois Constitution The Edgar Ramp Final Crisis Court Strikes Down Reforms Tier 2 Pensions Established Reform and Funding Chicago and Cook County Crisis Worse Than the State Pensions and Property Taxes O’Connor can Help Throughout 2025 and into 2026, Illinois and Cook … Read more

Table of Contents A Common Debate on the Surface Property Taxes Complicate Things Possible New Homes for the Bears The Bears as a Microcosm for Illinois and Cook County Business Revenue Continues to Fall in Cook County The Megaprojects Bill Could Help The Average Taxpayer Can Find Relief with Appeals O’Connor Can Help Illinois has … Read more

Table of Contents What SB 642 Does The Senior Tax Freeze Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act Property Tax Payment Plans Property Tax Appeals Can Augment These Changes O’Connor is Here to Help Taxpayers all across Illinois are under siege. While Cook County and Chicago are certainly grabbing headlines with a property tax catastrophe, … Read more