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Pappas Gratified as Cook County Board
Approves Penalty Waivers on Second
Installment Property Tax Bill
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said she was gratified that the Board of
Commissioners today approved her suggestion to waive late penalties for two months on
property tax bills scheduled to be due August 3.
“Homeowners and business owners are financially stressed because of the pandemic,
and the County Board’s action will give them two extra months to get their finances
together and pay by October 1 without incurring late-payment charges,” Pappas said.
On April 29, Pappas wrote Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Board’s 17
commissioners to urge them to waive penalties of 1.5 percent per month for two months
as “a form of relief for our people” because “too many are jobless” and fear losing their
homes. The Board approved Pappas’ request at its virtual meeting today.
Pappas’ Office is to begin printing the Second Installment property tax bills for Tax Year
2019 in mid-June. The bills will be mailed to property owners at the beginning of July, but
will be posted at cookcountytreasurer.com almost two weeks before they arrive in the
mail.
“Unusual times demand extraordinary efforts from government to help people see what’s
coming and then help them handle it,” Pappas said. “We’re doing both by waiving
penalties and showing taxpayers the bills before they’re even mailed.”
Pappas available for interviews about plan to waive
interest on late Cook County property tax payments
citizens struggling to pay Cook County
property taxes
WHO: Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
WHAT: Availability for interviews about Cook County’s plan to waive interest for two
months on late payments of property taxes for the Second Installment, which is
scheduled to be due Aug. 3, 2020.
WHEN: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2020
WHERE: Room 212, Cook County Building, 118 N. Clark St., Chicago, Illinois
WHY: Waiving interest on late property tax payments for two months will give taxpayers
financial relief and more time to manage their finances.
Cook County Treasurer’s Office – 9/13/2021
Check your properties before sale starts Nov. 5
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the first sale in more than two years of delinquent Cook County property taxes on Nov. 5, 2021.
About $163.4 million in unpaid 2018 property taxes (that were to be paid in 2019) is due on 36,000 homes, businesses and land. Less than $1,000 is owed on 11,744 properties in Chicago and 7,700 properties in suburban Cook County.
Pappas is sending owners of those properties a certified mailing informing them that their unpaid taxes are scheduled to be sold, which would put a lien against their properties. It is the first step in a process that can end with the loss of a property.
Owners can avoid the Tax Sale by paying the delinquent taxes and interest before the sale begins. To see if your taxes are delinquent – and to make a payment – visit cookcountytreasurer.com and select “Avoid the Tax Sale.” You can search by address or by Property Index Number (PIN).
“About 75% of the taxes offered for sale are for properties in majority Black and Latino communities,” Pappas said. “That’s why Black and Latino Houses Matter, my program to help homeowners find refunds and apply for tax exemptions, is so important.”
Owners may be unaware the taxes on their properties are headed to the Tax Sale because the U.S. Postal Service has returned bills and subsequent notices on 17,702 properties.
Also, as many as 207 seniors may be missing a senior exemption and 184 seniors may be eligible for a senior freeze – two exemptions that could reduce their tax bill. “Everyone should visit cookcountytreasurer.com for more information,” Pappas said.
Per Illinois law, the annual Tax Sale traditionally is conducted 13 months after the due date but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pappas plans to conduct the sale for 2019 unpaid taxes in May and for the 2020 taxes in November 2022.
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Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas to begin sending $25.4 million in automatic refunds to Cook County homeowners
Almost 11,500 property owners who overpaid their First Installment taxes will
automatically get back $25.4 million in refunds this month, Cook County Treasurer Maria
Pappas said today.
Almost 4,000 refunds go to homeowners who are receiving property tax exemptions. The
value of those exemptions is applied to the Second Installment tax bill, reducing the total
taxes due.
Pappas has tried to make homeowners aware of potential exemptions as she attends
community events throughout Chicago and suburban Cook County.
“The outreach efforts of my office, along with the Black and Latino Houses Matter
program, are helping homeowners become more aware of how they can reduce their
property tax burden,” Pappas said.
To see if you are receiving a portion of the refunds, visit cookcountytreasurer.com, select
the purple box labeled “Your Property Overview” and enter your address.
The refunds, which the Treasurer’s Office will begin issuing this week, include:
• 5,137 homeowners who paid their property taxes online or by check will see funds
electronically deposited to their bank or credit card accounts totaling $14.9 million
• 5,484 homeowners who paid their taxes through a bank/mortgage escrow account
will be mailed refund checks totaling $10.1 million
• 808 homeowners who paid taxes totaling $412,177 in cash and will be mailed a
refund application to ensure the proper party receives the refund
Pappas launched the automatic refund program in July 2018. Since then, 121,000
property owners have received about $82 million in refunds without having to fill out an
application.
As a reminder, Second Installment 2020 property taxes are due Friday, Oct. 1
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Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will help military veterans and their families search for savings on their property tax bills during a Veterans’ Appreciation event Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital with Black Men United.
Treasurer’s Office employees will be at the hospital, 5000 5th Ave., Hines, IL, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help Cook County property owners learn about potential refunds by searching their addresses at cookcountytreasurer.com.
“Veterans are among the thousands of Cook County homeowners who might have overpaid their property taxes or who are entitled to money-saving exemptions,” Pappas said. “They need to know about these tax breaks so they can apply for these savings.”
The St. Ignatius College Prep band will perform at 11 a.m., pizzas donated by Garry Apelian of Apelian Carpet & Orientals will be served at 12:30 p.m., and Bloom ‘N Toss will hand out plants and flowers to visitors. Plants were donated by the family of the late Peter R. Knoble, 23, of Wilmette, a lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Marine Corps who died in 2022.
Fresh produce will be distributed by Black Men United, a national community service organization that focuses on restoring and rebuilding Black communities.
Property tax relief includes exemptions for homeowners, senior citizens, lower-income “senior freeze,” people with disabilities, returning veterans and veterans with disabilities.
Property owners may be entitled to a share of $84 million in overpayments going back 20 years and up to $34 million for missed exemptions for the past four tax years.
Property owners can visit cookcountytreasurer.com and click on a purple box that says, “Your Property Tax Overview” on the home page. Visitors can search using their address or Property Index Number (PIN) and discover whether they are owed money.
Winter V.I.P Party, Fashion Show
Uzbudljiva interpretacija poznate klasične pesme „Poseta Svetog Nikole“, ova radosna emisija o vrlinama velikodušnosti i prijateljstva obećava da će ove praznične dane ostaviti trajan utisak na porodice. „Bila je noć pre…“, prva praznična produkcija Cirkue du Soleil, je vrtlog ljubavi, prazničnog veselja, bučne zabave i divno simpatičnih likova koji će uspostaviti novu tradiciju za porodice.
Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil returns to Chicago this holiday season at The Chicago Theatre from December 7–28. Experience a modern spin on a Christmas classic – a fun, cheerful show for the whole family to enjoy!