The ill-hidden property tax hike in Mayor Lightfoot's "no new tax" 2022 budget proposal ... business chamber cries foul
October 15, 2021
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If we were fact-checkers, we'd give the "no new tax" claim at least a few Pinocchios.
See what Cook County's most valuable residential property was assessed at in new North Chicago valuation
September 24, 2021
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With North Chicago's reassessments, property owners in the Township now have until Tuesday, Oct. 19th to express appeal intentions ...
Cook County Equalization Factor sees largest year-over-year increase since '08 - '09
September 01, 2021
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The Cook County Equalization Factor increased from 3.2334% from 2.9160%, fully 0.3074%, in tax year 2020, the largest year-over-year increase it has seen since 2008 into 2009.
Second Installment 2020 tax bills arrive across Cook County ... Implied "Covid-19 adjustment" relief nonexistent, as we predicted last May ... Bills due Oct. 1
August 27, 2021
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Property owners all over Cook County this week received their second installment 2020 property tax bills. Suffice it to say, our analysts were not surprised.
The former investment wizard wants another go and valuing Cook County's properties for the coming three years...
Is Chicago's estimated $733 million 2022 budget shortfall a "great indication (the city) is bouncing back" from Covid-19?
August 11, 2021
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot says it is in a 2022 "Budget Forecast" released today...
Late Second Installment 2020 property tax bills to be mailed in late August?
August 10, 2021
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Schaumburg Assessor John R. Lawson says he expects 2020 second installment property tax bills will be sent out in late August, amid an ongoing fracas between the Assessor, Treasurer, and Clerk's Offices.