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Real Estate Tax Incentives to Attract and Retain Businesses in Cook County: A Discussion with the all the Experts

February 8, 2021

Joanne Elliott is moderating a panel discussion on Real Estate Tax Incentives in #CookCounty. Too often, the opportunity to secure an #incentive is missed due to lack of knowledge. Don’t miss your (or your...

Understanding and Slowing the Head Winds of Real Estate Taxes for Your Hotel

August 22, 2018

Elliott & Associates hosted a round table discussion the challenges hoteliers today face in appealing their property taxes. Attached is the agenda for the meeting held on September 18, 2018. Speakers included Brian...

LMS Seminar: Gearing up for the 2018 Triennial Re-assessment

December 19, 2017

Michael Elliott presents from minute 48:17—1:12:40...

2018 Chicago Reassessment: What can you expect?

November 30, 2017

The Assessor will begin mailing re-assessment notices in February. 2018. He will reassess 7 Chicago townships and will mail notices one township at a time from February through September. The Assessor will announce his...

Property Tax Assessments and Tax Bills

March 9, 2017

The south suburban suburbs will be reassessed in 2017. Click the link below to learn about what your condominium association should be doing. www.cai-illinois.org/property-tax-assessments-tax-bills/...

2015 Cook County Tax Rates Released

June 20, 2016

The Cook County Clerk’s office recently released the 2015 property tax rates. This is last step in the tax process before tax bills are mailed at the end of this month. Tax bills are expected to be due August 1, 2016. Here...

Non-Cook: FAQ’s regarding commercial and industrial property tax appeals

June 9, 2016

Our clients often ask us questions about their assessments, whether appeals are feasible and how a rising assessment may impact their tax bill. If you would like to review our answers to these commonly asked questions,...

Non-Cook: Estimated 2016 Township Factors

June 9, 2016

2015 was a quadrennial reassessment year for the 5 collar counties surrounding Cook County and 2015 assessments were adjusted to reflect 2015 market values. During the remaining years of the 2015 quadrennial (2016 to 2018),...

What is the Cook County Equalizer for 2015?

May 6, 2016

Did you ever wonder what the Cook County equalizer is? Cook County recently announced that its final equalizer for 2015 is 2.6685. That means that all Cook County assessments are increased nearly 3 times before the local...

2015 Cook County Tentative Multiplier announced

March 2, 2016

The Illinois Department of Revenue has released the tentative 2015 Cook County equalizer, and it is scheduled to decrease by about 4.4% from the 2014 level. Property taxes are a product of the assessed value, equalizer, and...