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Residential Assessment Surges   Property owners in Cook County are all too familiar with the rise of their home values. In 2024, residential property in Rogers Park Township has collectively jumped from just over $4.9 billion to $6 billion, an increase of 24%. The climb in assessments is the most pronounced for homes in the highest … Read more

Residential Assessment Surges Property owners in Cook County are familiar with the rise of their home values. Residential property in Lake View Township had a 20% increase showing the rise from $37 billion in 2023 to $44.6 billion to 2024. The highest and lowest-value houses get the biggest assessment increases. Residential property owners of homes … Read more

Residential Assessment Surges Property owners in Cook County are all too familiar with the ascent of their home values. In 2024, residential property in West Chicago Township has collectively jumped from just over $38 billion to $45.9 billion, an increase of 21%. The climb in assessments is the most pronounced for homes in the highest … Read more

Now that the second installment of the Cook County tax bills are out, all Residential property owners should check their bills for exemptions. Cook County is notorious for making exemption errors and not applying those to bills. The three most common errors are the Homeowners, Senior, and Senior Freeze exemptions. If you find you are … Read more

As a homeowner, property taxes are unavoidable. Unfortunately, recent assessments in Cook County have left many Chicago residents and landlords grappling with unprecedented increases and errors. It is important to keep track of your assessment notices and challenge them when it is appropriate. The I-Team at ABC 7 has uncovered many instances of dramatic assessment … 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

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

Can you assume that the Cook County Assessor’s estimate of market value for your home is accurate and reflects the actual market value?  In many cases, the answer is no.  Some homes are substantially overvalued based on recent sales transactions.  Other homes are substantially undervalued. Please see the tables below.  We provide the address for … Read more

If you own property in Cook County, you are probably frustrated right now with constantly rising property taxes. At O’Connor, our mission is to enrich property owners through cost effective tax reduction, and we have a couple of recommendations on how you can help lower your property taxes. Our first tip is to appeal your … Read more

Cook county is coming up with new plans to work on their tax codes and reforms to start from scratch! The property tax bills were late because it took a long time to correct the errors in the senior citizen exemptions program. The county assessor identified the problem with the senior citizen exemption program and … Read more