Illinois Property Taxes

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

Table of Contents Property Values and Taxes Grow Across Illinois Computer Error the First Domino to Fall in Chicago Cook County Tax Bills Delayed from May to November Collapsing Office Values in the Loop Forced Higher Taxes on Homeowners Community Anger Forced Emergency Measures Cook County Property Tax Sales Ruled Unconstitutional Property Tax Appeals Reach … Read more

Table of Contents Townships Currently Eligible for Appeals From January 5 to February 3 Opening for Appeals Soon Board of Review (BOR) Appeals Evidence and Grounds for a BOR Appeal More Pressure on Homeowners Than Ever Before BOR Appeals Favor Businesses and the Wealthy? O’Connor Helps Even the Odds Homeowners across Cook County were certainly … Read more

Table of Contents 2026 Tax Bills Delayed Triennial Reassessment Comes to the South and West Suburbs Commercial Failures Leading to Higher Home Taxes Megaproject Bill Could Shape the Future of Illinois Legislative Solutions Proposed Possible Government Shutdown How O’Connor can Help 2025 has been a year of upheaval in Cook County. Thanks to computer errors … Read more

Table of Contents Townships Reopening from December 3 to December 12 A Compressed Window Evidence Required Professional Representation O’Connor Brings Expertise to Gathering Evidence and Analysis The Board of Review (BOR) announced that it will reopen previously closed townships for appeals. While these appeals will not change what is owed on the record-setting second installment … Read more

Table of Contents Reductions can Help Your 2026 Bill Grounds for Appeal Appealing on Uniformity Market Value Correcting Simple Errors Presenting Your Case A Unique Time Crunch O’Connor can Gather Evidence and Help Coordinate Your Case The property tax situation in Cook County has spiraled out of control this year. Starting with a computer issue … Read more

Table of Contents The Inciting Error Falling Business Value Harms the County Struggling Homeowners Thrown to the Wolves A Collective Outrage The Harsh Reality of 2026 Appeals Offer Hope O’Connor can Provide Expert Appeal Support 2025 has been a tumultuous year for the taxpayers of Cook County. Thanks to a massive computer issue, the entire … Read more

Table of Contents What is House Bill 4058? Inside the Megaproject Incentives Potential Concerns & Benefits Changing the Playing Field: Developers vs Property Owners What It Means for Illinois Communities Long-Term Real Change or Just Another Tax Break? Take Action Today How Can O’Connor Help? Big developers could soon get decades-long property tax breaks while … Read more

Table of Contents Homeowners Must Strike on this Opportunity BOR Appeal Schedule TBA 2026 First Installment Delayed O’Connor is Here to Help BOR Offers Rare Second Shot at 2026 Reductions Thanks to the one-two punch of delayed bills and unprecedented costs, if you are a Cook County homeowner, you could see some relief from the … Read more

Table of Contents Property Taxes Spike as High as 133% for West and South Side Neighborhoods Why the Increases? The Loop Passes the Buck Appeals Favor Businesses Gentrification CCAO Overassessment Rising Tax Rates What can Taxpayers do to Protect Their Property? O’Connor can Assemble Accurate Evidence 2025 has been a complex year for property taxes … Read more