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City Of Chicago Sewer Charge Exemption For Seniors
The City of Chicago has initiated a sewer charge for Chicago residences to help offset the deficit in funding for pensions owed to the employees of the City of Chicago. The sewer charge will be in addition to, and equal to, the water bill that is assessed for each residence. Senior citizens owning their homes […]
Recent Amendments to Tax Incentives
by Steven Kandelman On March 23, 2017, the Cook County Board passed new amendments to the incentive tax ordinances. (Secs. 74-46, 74-62 thru 74-73 of the Cook County Code) The intended recipients of many of the Assessor’s tax incentives are owners and/or tenants who agree to purchase and/or inhabit distressed properties that are undergoing new construction […]
2017 Re-Assessment of South & Southwest Suburban Cook County
by Glenn Guttman In Cook County, at least once every 3 years, the Assessor reviews and re-assesses approximately 1/3 of the County in what is termed a “triennial reassessment”. In 2017, the South and Southwest Cook County suburbs are scheduled to be reassessed. Next year, in 2018, the City of Chicago proper will be reassessed. […]
Illinois Now With Highest Median Tax Rate in the Nation
by Steven Kandelman With the second installment 2016 real estate tax bills soon to be mailed out at the end of June, 2017 (due on August 1, 2017), a new analysis of real estate taxes nationwide has alarming conclusions for Illinois taxpayers and homeowners. According to a recently released CoreLogic comparative analysis of property taxes […]
Illinois Supreme Court Vacates Appellate Court Decision to Remove Property Tax Exemption for Hospitals
by Steven Kandelman In an opinion issued on March 23, 2017, the Illinois Supreme Court vacated a 4th District Appellate Court decision to remove the property tax exemption for not-for-profit hospitals in The Carle Foundation, et al. v. Cunningham Township, 2017 IL 120427 (2017). The case will be remanded back to Circuit Court to determine […]
The Real Effect of the Property Tax Freeze in Illinois
In Illinois, the concept of a property tax freeze as proposed by Governor Bruce Rauner has general appeal to homeowners who have to deal with escalating tax bills every March and August. The real question to ask, however, is: will a property tax freeze lead to lower property tax bills?
