If you are a property owner in Illinois, you should make it a habit to check your property values every year, even if you are not in a reassessment year. The reason for this is because in Illinois, property values can be adjusted for taxes in two very different ways. These methods of adjustment are … Read more
The owner of the 3-unit triplex at 1633 S Avers Avenue (Chicago IL 60623) saw their Cook County property tax assessment increase 2,080% between 2023 and 2024. This is not a typo. The Cook County Assessor increased their opinion of the value of this property from $16,050 ($5,350/unit) to $350,000 ($116,667/unit). How can the value … Read more
2023 Property tax assessments for New Trier Township apartment complexes have increased significantly and now total $62.4 million. Retail buildings saw a gain of $6 million, commercial real estate increased by $9 million, and institutional and special properties saw an increase of $979,000. In comparison, the cumulative rise in commercial and single-family property tax assessments … Read more
Hanover Township of Cook County, Illinois saw property values rise from $3.6 billion in 2022 to $3.8 billion in 2023, with an overall gain of 3.7%. The Hanover Township 2023 property tax assessment predominantly increased the value of industrial buildings, with a secondary concentration on service facilities. Hanover’s overall increase in the 2023 property tax … Read more
The 2023 property tax assessment hikes have increased for a number of different property types in Cicero Township. Industrial, institutional & special buildings, retail, service, food/beverages, and commercial are the top six categories that have risen. More than $795.5 million worth of property taxes were assessed for 2023, including $219 million for industrial structures, $52 … Read more
Chicago property tax assessments are skyrocketing for homeowners, with some seeing increases over 100%. For the fourteen Cook County townships reviewed, residential property tax assessments increased most in Calumet, a whopping 54.5%. The townships reviewed include Barrington, Berwyn, Calumet, Hanover, Oak Park, River Forest, Riverside, Rogers Park, Lemont, New Trier, Orland, and Schaumburg. Six of … Read more
2024 Appeal Deadlines for Kane County Townships X About O’Connor Property Tax Help Specialists O’Connor provides property tax appeal services to over 100,000 clients in over 40 states. Client tax savings totaled over $120 million in 2020. O’Connor has been serving property owners since 1974, almost 50 years. Client tax savings total over $1,000,000,000. O’Connor … Read more
El Paso city officials are seeking ways to source revenue in the 2022 budget. The best part is, sources say this will not have an increase in the property tax rate. The Chief Financial Officer said the city will maintain the same property tax rate for the 2022 fiscal year budget. In April, the CAD … Read more