Posts Tagged Illinois Property taxes

Table of Contents Illinois Tax Deadlines Illinois Late Fees and Tax Sales Can Property Taxes be Lowered? Property Tax Appeal Deadlines Near A Perfect Time for O’Connor About O’Connor 2025 seems to be flying by, as we have just entered August. While summer may be coming to an end, the people of Illinois are seeing … Read more

Table of Contents Small Home Value Increases Leave Room to Reduce The Power of the Triennial Reassessment Rogers Park Commercial Values Rise 3.8% The Perfect Time to Appeal Rogers Park Deadline set for August 5, 2025 O’Connor Stands Ready Rogers Park is thankfully outside of Cook County’s infamous triennial reassessment in 2025, but it still … Read more

Table of Contents Plato Township Home Values Increase 11%, Leading Kane County How Plato Compares to Other Kane County Townships 8% Jump Hits Plato Businesses Plato Township Deadline Passes on August 5, 2025 Let O’Connor Lead Your Protest Nestled in Kane County, IL, Plano Township is one of the many hybrid rural-suburban areas outside of … Read more

Table of Contents Norwood Park Residential Values Climb up to 58% Norwood Park Experiences Record Commercial Value Jumps Only Appeals Protect Cook County Property Norwood Park’s Final Appeal Deadline Looms on August 5 O’Connor Knows Cook County Norwood Park was the very first Cook County township to undergo the triennial property reassessment and ended up … Read more

As we have covered before, Illinois property taxes can increase in years outside of reassessment. While the quadrennial cycle can bring the value and tax spikes that Illinois is known for, property values can still be raised substantially in off years. While the people of Illinois will not experience reassessment until 2027, there have already … Read more

We have previously covered the growing inequality and staggering costs of property taxes in Cook County and Illinois. Illinois already has the second-highest property taxes in the nation, and Cook County is the epicenter of the problem and a microcosm of all the issues that plague Illinois. So far, the only option for the people … Read more

For those paying property taxes in Illinois, or for those even trying to understand them, the stickiest of wickets is equalization. This factor is unique to Illinois and adds another wrinkle to the state’s already complex and high-dollar property tax situation. With some of the highest property taxes in the United States, it is important … Read more

Illinois has a complex tax system when it comes to real property and real estate. Broken up over individual townships, taxes can vary quite widely from one town to another. Only New Jersey has higher property taxes on average, and navigating this complex web of rules and organizations can be hard for new residents and … Read more

Federal Tax Day may have just been a week ago, but the people of Illinois living outside of Cook County, are about to get a fresh batch of taxes delivered to their door. It is about to be property tax season again, and taxpayers do not want to be caught unawares when deadlines hit. You … Read more

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