April 21st, 2026
On to 2026: the Triennial Reassessment of the South and Western Suburbs
The Assessor began opening the first Townships for 2026 assessment appeals this week.
The average property in River Forest, the first reassessment Township of the bunch, saw a massive spike to its taxable value of 29%.
Assessments across Northern Cook County grew on average between 18 and 40%, thanks to the 2025 reassessment. It appears as though the South and Western Suburbs reassessment will follow suit.
In addition to River Forest, the County looks to reassess Berwyn, Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Cicero, Lemont, Lyons, Oak Park, Orland, Palos, Proviso, Riverside, Stickney, Thornton, and Worth in 2026.
Now is the perfect time to register if you want to ensure your new tax assessment is fair and you owe no more than necessary on your upcoming bills.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Potential clients who receive our marketing material but miss their Township's Assessor deadline, worry not! The Assessor is the first appeal deadline, not the only. You can still register for the Board of Review. If you miss the Board of Review deadline, our system will automatically set up an appeal for the next available window.
Potential clients may do so anytime here.
April 21st, 2026
On to 2026: the Triennial Reassessment of the South and Western Suburbs
The Assessor began opening the first Townships for 2026 assessment appeals this week.
The average property in River Forest, the first reassessment Township of the bunch, saw a massive spike to its taxable value of 29%.
Assessments across Northern Cook County grew on average between 18 and 40%, thanks to the 2025 reassessment. It appears as though the South and Western Suburbs reassessment will follow suit.
In addition to River Forest, the County looks to reassess Berwyn, Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Cicero, Lemont, Lyons, Oak Park, Orland, Palos, Proviso, Riverside, Stickney, Thornton, and Worth in 2026.
Now is the perfect time to register if you want to ensure your new tax assessment is fair and you owe no more than necessary on your upcoming bills.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Potential clients who receive our marketing material but miss their Township's Assessor deadline, worry not! The Assessor is the first appeal deadline, not the only. You can still register for the Board of Review. If you miss the Board of Review deadline, our system will automatically set up an appeal for the next available window.
Potential clients may do so anytime here.
The properties below represent a few of the many tax reductions from the our appeals and the grounds on which they were based. File your property tax assessment appeal today.
An owner’s house is exactly the same size, age and style as four of his neighbor’s houses, but he pays 25% more in taxes. This lack of uniformity is a sign that the property is being over-taxed. Contact our property tax appeal advisors today.
LEARN MOREA couple purchased a home for $300,000 in an arm’s-length transaction, but the Assessor estimated the market value at $360,000 - a full $60,000 above the actual price. This is a sign that the owners will be paying more than they should in taxes. Contact our property tax appeal advisors today.
LEARN MOREA house is listed at 1700 square feet of living space, but the Assessor shows it at 1900. When the Assessor measurements show a higher square footage than actual, an owner is paying tax on more house than she owns.
LEARN MOREProperties that are uninhabitable while undergoing major reconstruction due to heavy winds, fire, massive flooding, building code violations or a full upgrade of the building are often deemed uninhabitable by the city. These are grounds for a tax reduction.
LEARN MOREIf your rental building’s bottom line is being impacted by vacancies due to market conditions, code violations, renovations while undergoing major upgrades etc., you may be entitled to a tax break. Property Tax Solutions can help leverage strong supporting evidence to win an appeal for lowering taxes and leading to a quicker return to normal business operations.
LEARN MOREThe new Assessor is now requiring verifiable income and expense documentation on your business—whether it’s a manufacturing plant, retail shop, self-storage facility, restaurant or mixed-use residential building. Stay up on new developments.
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We are one of Cook County’s premier property tax law firms. We have saved tax dollars for tens of thousands of Cook County property owners by checking all the angles to maximize reductions in assessed valuations. We want to do the same for you.
If we don’t reduce your taxes, you don’t owe us. That’s why we have a vested interest in lowering your tax bill, and that’s also why Attorney Greg Hilton evaluates every appeal at least once, often twice, before evidence is submitted.
When our appeal saves money on your taxes, we simply split the savings 50/50 for the year we filed the appeal. If that year happens to be your Triennial Reassessment, 100% of any savings in years 2 and 3 goes directly into your pocket.
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