Property Tax Assessment Go Up? Board of Review is Open for Appeals

Did your property tax assessment go up? Stickney Township’s Proposed Assessments are rising 57 percent in this year’s Suburban Cook reassessment, and residents only have a few more weeks to file an appeal. The Board of Review is open for filing for Stickney Township and Suburban Cook taxpayers. Cook County Board of Review (BOR) Commissioner George Cardenas and Stickney Township Assessor Amy Dimas March have added an Assessment and Flooding Appeal workshop on Wednesday December 6th at 6 P.M. The deadline for Stickney Township taxpayers is January 2nd. Worth and Lyons Township are also open for appeals. Taxpayers may appeal their assessment for free with the BOR every year. The BOR independently hears assessment appeals and has the authority to change assessments as a check and balance to the Cook County Assessor’s Office.

The workshop will be held at Louis Viverito Senior Center (7745 S Leamington Ave Burbank) and will provide an opportunity for homeowners to appeal their property assessment and flooding damage and potentially lower their property tax bills. For tax year 2021, 537,000 of Cook County’s 1.8 million Property Index Numbers (PINs) were appealed and 51 percent of individual residential filers saw reductions in their assessments. The only requirement for a taxpayer to appeal a property assessment is a completed complaint form filed before the township appeal period closes. Taxpayers will also have the option of filing a complaint online at www.CookCountyBoardofReview.com.

After facing historic flood damage, particularly in the Western suburbs and neighborhoods of the city, many Cook County residents may be eligible for a reduction in the assessed value of their property due to President Biden’s August 15th disaster declaration. To have flood damage considered in an appeal, taxpayers must file the PTAX 245 form by the normal appeal deadline.

“I am committed to ensuring that everyone who has suffered property damage from this historic flooding knows what their rights are, and what resources are available to them,” said Commissioner George Cardenas, Chairman of the Cook County Board of Review. “These forms and processes are in place to support the hardworking home and business owners across our communities who were impacted by these storms, and we encourage any Cook County resident who was affected to use the tools available to them to file for a reduction in the assessed valuation of their property.”

Stickney Township Reassessment Appeal Event

Wednesday December 6th

6:00 P.M.

Louis Viverito Senior Center

7745 S Leamington Ave

Burbank

About the Cook County Board of Review

The Cook County Board of Review is a government office that provides the taxpayers of Cook County an opportunity to appeal the over-valuation of property assessments. The Board of Review consists of three Commissioners elected in three separate districts in Cook County and is vested with quasi-judicial powers to adjudicate taxpayer complaints or recommend exempt status of real property, which includes: residential, commercial, industrial, condominium property, and vacant land. The Commissioners and entire staff at the Board of Review are dedicated to serving the taxpayers of Cook County, with the mission to provide an efficient and accessible service to all property owners. The Board is committed to reviewing each appeal with careful consideration to ensure a fair and impartial judgment, regarding assessments.