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COOK COUNTY TREASURER
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Nearly quarter-million property owners must pay $1 billion in property taxes by October 1 to avoid late fees
Cook County Treasurer's Office - 9/29/2020
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More than 225,000 homeowners and businesspeople must pay $1 billion in Cook County property taxes by Thursday, October 1, 2020, to avoid hefty late fees, Treasurer Maria Pappas said.

"The two-month delay of late fees gave tens of thousands of homeowners and business people breathing room," Pappas said.

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