MARIA PAPPAS
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
MARIA PAPPAS
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
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Multiple Payments Via Wire Transfer
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Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Exemption
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First Responder's Surviving Spouse Tax Abatement
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How the Illinois Property Tax System Works
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Get a Copy of Your Tax Bill
About Your Property Index Number (PIN)
Update Your Name or Mailing Address
Monitoring Your Mortgage
Taxing Districts' Financial Statements and Disclosures
Receive Your Tax Bill By Email
Sign In to Your Electronic Billing Account
20-Year Tax Bill History
View Taxing District Debt Attributed to Your Property
Tax and Scavenger Sales
Tax and Scavenger Sales
General Information
Tax Year 2021 Annual Tax Sale Information
Search to See If Your Property Has Delinquent Taxes
Search to See If Your Property Has Sold Taxes
How to Avoid the January 9, 2024 Tax Sale (English)
How to Avoid the January 9, 2024 Tax Sale (Spanish)
How to Avoid the January 9, 2024 Tax Sale (Polish)
Lists of Properties with Delinquent Tax Year 2021 Taxes
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
How a Handful of Voters Influence the Allocation of Over a Billion Dollars in New Spending
(WLS/890 AM)
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Pappas Study: How a Few Voters Control the Fate of More Than a Billion Dollars in New Spending
(Press Release)
Estudio de Pappas: Como unos Pocos Votantes Controlan el Destino de Mas de Mil Millones de Dolares en Nuevo Gasto
(Press Release)
Pocos deciden por muchos: Buscan cambiar la baja participacion electoral en torno a referendos
(Telemundo WSNS/Channel 44)
Pappas: When it comes to voting on referendums, the few decide for the many
(Suburban Chicagoland)
Cook County officials warn of low participation in primary election referendums, propositions
(NBC5 Chicago)
Minority of voters decide on tax-related referendums, Cook County study finds
(CBS2 Chicago)
Taxation without participation? Low turnout lets slim minority decide ballot questions hitting voters wallets
(Chicago Sun-Times)
Maria Pappas: If You Dont Vote, Dont Complain.
(WLS/890 AM)
Small number of voters often decide property tax referendums, study suggests
(WGN/Channel 9)
Maria Pappas on the importance of voting on tax-related referendums
(WGN/720 AM)
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Word of Mouth Helps Homeowner Get $6,805 Refund for Missed Exemptions
(Lawndale News)
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Cook County Treasurer Pappas to honor Chicago Bear, actors at Black History Month celebration
(Press Release)
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Pappas urges property owners to pay First Installment tax bills by Friday, March 1 due date
(Press Release)
Monday, February 19, 2024
Pay Your Property Tax Bill Online To Avoid Risk Of Check-Washing Fraud
(Village Free Press)
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Erika Maldonado to lead Spanish-language outreach for Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
(Press Release)
First installment tax bills are due March 1
(Wednesday Journal)
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Interest penalties slashed from 18% to 9% for homeowners who are late paying property tax bills
(Press Release)
Monday, February 5, 2024
Your Property Taxes with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
(Hyde Park Herald)
Sunday, February 4, 2024
New tool shows where property tax dollars go
(Evanston RoundTable)
Monday, January 29, 2024
Treasurer Pappas mails First Installment property tax bills to owners of 1.8 million Cook County parcels
(Press Release)
Cook County treasurer mails nearly 2 million first installment property tax bills
(Chicago Sun-Times)
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Tax Bills Due March 1, Interest Rate Slashed
(Southwest Messenger Press)
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Property tax bills now available on website
(Beverly Review)
Monday, January 22, 2024
Cook County Treasurer Pappas welcomes Chicago's 2024 St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen
(Press Release)
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Illinois program lets senior citizens defer up to $7,500 per year in property taxes
(Suburban Chicagoland)
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Cook County Treasurer Pappas celebrates the New Year with Greek tradition of cutting the Vasilopita
(Press Release)
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Technology helps county treasurer serve multilingual residents
(Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle)
Property owners urged to pay late taxes to avoid Annual Tax Sale that begins Tuesday as 20,888 owe less than $1,000
(Chicago Crusader)
Friday, January 5, 2024
Do you live in Cook County and have a pending property tax payment?
(Univision WGBO-DT/Channel 66)
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Property owners urged to pay late taxes to avoid Annual Tax Sale that begins Tuesday as 20,888 owe less than $1,000
(Press Release)