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MARIA PAPPAS
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
MARIA PAPPAS
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
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Monday, September 19, 2022
Cook County Board to honor the life of German American community leader Erich Himmel  (Press Release)
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Black Men United to Donate Furniture, Household Goods to Ukrainian Refugees in Chicago on Saturday  (Press Release)
Monday, July 25, 2022
Treasurer Pappas: Ramifications of redlining from the Great Depression still felt today  (Chicago Defender)
Legacy of Redlining Continues to Blight Communities of Color  (WTTW/Channel 11)  Video File
Erasing the legacy of redlining will take action by Congress, state legislature  (Chicago Sun-Times)
Scrap the Scavenger Sale to save struggling neighborhoods  (Crain's Chicago Business)
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Treasurer Pappas: Ramifications of Redlining from the Great Depression Still Felt Today  (Lawndale News)
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Editorial: The pain caused by redlining in Cook County runs deep. It's time for remedies.  (Chicago Tribune Editorial Board)
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Treasurer Pappas: Ramifications of redlining from the Great Depression still felt today  (Press Release)
'Urban Decay' Created by Segregation Fueling Poverty, Population Loss on South, West Sides: Study  (WTTW/Channel 11)  Video File
Study: Redlining Still Causing Urban Decay, and 'Scavenger Sales' Aren't Helping  (NBC5 Chicago)  Video File
Past redlining real estate practices linked to present-day abandoned Cook County properties  (ABC7 Chicago)  Video File
Cook County treasurer wants to scrap Illinois' scavenger sale law  (Fox WFLD/Channel 32)  Video File
Report: Illinois property law fails to end redlining impact  (WGN/Channel 9)  Video File
Redlining's lasting legacy  (Politico)
Report: Illinois property law fails to end redlining impact  (Associated Press)
Study blames redlining for crime, poverty and blight plaguing many south suburbs  (Daily Southtown/Chicago Tribune)
Past redlining practices linked to present-day abandoned properties in Cook County, new report says  (Chicago Sun-Times)
A new study explores the history of redlining and resulting housing inequity in Cook County  (Crain's Chicago Business)
What does 'redlining' in 1940s Chicago have to do with today's Black exodus from the city? Plenty, new study suggests.  (Chicago Tribune)
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Black Men United, Treasurer Maria Pappas and Candace Jordan to give away random gifts of kindness this Fathers Day on Michigan Avenue  (Press Release)
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Black and Latino Houses Matter Phone Bank connects homeowners to more than $26M  (ABC7 Chicago)  Video File
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Pappas and ABC 7 Chicago to honor Juneteenth by hosting sixth Black and Latino Houses Matter phone bank on June 15   (Press Release)
Friday, May 20, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas to host unprecedented property tax summit for representatives from more than a dozen countries May 24 - 25  (Press Release)
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Pappas: More than 37,000 properties will be part of Cook County's Tax Sale running from May 12-18; more than half owe less than $1,000 in back taxes  (Press Release)
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Unclaimed Money Illinois: Governments Could Owe You Money. Here's How to Claim It  (NBC5 Chicago)  Video File
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
West Side leaders send aid to Ukraine  (Austin Weekly News)
Pappas to conduct annual tax sale  (Beverly Review)
Friday, March 25, 2022
Black Men United and Political Leaders Sending Medical Supplies to Ukraine  (Press Release)
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Pappas - Certified notice out on 45,000 properties with unpaid taxes in Cook County  (Press Release)
Friday, March 18, 2022
Maria Pappas recibira el premio a la Persona del ano 2021/Maria Pappas will receive the Person of the Year 2021  (El Dia News)
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Maria Pappas honored by Chicago's oldest Polish Daily newspaper  (Suburban Chicagoland)
Monday, March 14, 2022
Scavenger Sale results released  (Daily Line)
Sunday, March 13, 2022
City stops taking new Rent Relief applications  (Loop North News)
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Proposed ordinance looks to Land Bank as part of broader effort to speed rehab of abandoned properties  (Daily Line)
Monday, March 7, 2022
Cook County's Scavenger Sale Is Meant To Fix Blighted Properties But Advocates Say It Needs To Help Everyday Buyers, Not Hedge Funds  (Block Club Chicago)
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Property Taxes Due  (Lawndale News)
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Cook County property tax payments due Tuesday  (ABC7 Chicago)  Video File
Monday, February 28, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas urges taxpayers to pay property taxes by tomorrow, March 1   (Press Release)
Monday, February 14, 2022
How cities and counties are dumping abandoned properties (Route Fifty)  (Route Fifty)
Monday, February 7, 2022
Pappas reignites war with Land Bank over Scavenger Sale pickups  (Daily Line)
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Pappas, nonprofit look to pry open Scavenger Sale as stepping stone to total overhaul of state law  (Daily Line)
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Cook County tax bills sent to 1.8 million property owners  (The Real Deal)
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
First Installment property tax bills are in the mail to Cook County property owners   (Press Release)
Cook County Treasurer's Office Mails Out First Installment Property Tax Bills  (CBS2 Chicago)  Video File
Friday, January 28, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas talks with WGN News about changes to the Scavenger Sale  (WGN/Channel 9)  Video File
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Cook County scavenger sale makes changes aimed at becoming more accessible to small developers, neighbors  (Chicago Tribune)
Monday, January 24, 2022
Maria Pappas wants to sell Cook County's 31,000 vacant lots and abandoned properties  (The Real Deal)
Friday, January 21, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Says Vacant and Abandoned Properties Are Sucking Up Tax Revenue, Wants To Make It Easier To Auction Them Off  (WBBM/Channel 2)  Video File
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Makes Changes to the 2022 Scavenger Sale  (Polish Radio 1030 Chicago (polskieradio.com))
Treasurer Maria Pappas Changes 2022 Scavenger Sale to Benefit Bidders and Communities  (Lawndale News)
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas changes 2022 Scavenger Sale to benefit bidders and communities  (Press Release)
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Search to See If Your Property Has Sold Taxes
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