MARIA PAPPAS
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
MARIA PAPPAS
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
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Michael Puccinelli
Director of Media & Public Relations • Communications
312.603.3211
mpuccinelli@cookcountytreasurer.com
Erika Maldonado
Hispanic Liaison
312.603.5057
emaldonado@cookcountytreasurer.com
Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
118 North Clark Street, Room 212
Chicago, Illinois 60602
312.603.6202
news@cookcountytreasurer.com
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Payment Plan Calculator
Check Your Payment Status or Make an Online Payment
Pay by Mail or in Person
Pay At Chase Bank
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Get a Copy of Your Tax Bill
Returned Checks
Information about Prior Year Property Taxes
If Taxes Were Sold
Single or Multiple Payments Via ACH
Multiple Payments Via Wire Transfer
Exemptions
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Exemption History Search
Homeowner Exemption
Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption
Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Exemption
Persons with Disability Exemption
Home Improvement Exemption
Property Tax Relief for Military Personnel
Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption
First Responder's Surviving Spouse Tax Abatement
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Overpayment Refund Search
Overpayment Refund Status Search
How to Apply for a Property Tax Refund
Uncashed Check Search
Property Tax Appeal Board Decisions
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Exemptions
The Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program
Third-Party Notification
Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption
Understanding Your Taxes
Understanding Your Taxes
How the Illinois Property Tax System Works
Cómo Funciona el Sistema de Impuestos a la Propiedad en Illinois
Understanding Your Tax Bill
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
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Search to See If Your Property Has Sold Taxes
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Update Your Name or Mailing Address
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Certificate of Error Refund
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Property Tax Relief for Military Personnel
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The Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program
About The Office
About The Office
Duties and Responsibilities of the Cook County Treasurer
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer's Biography
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer's Resume
Freedom of Information Requests
State of the Office
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Pappas Studies
A Broken Property Tax Appeals System
Executive Summary
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Who Did and Didn't Appeal
Voter Turnout, Race, Income and the Fate of Property Tax Referendums
Executive Summary
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2023 Tax Bill Analysis and Statistics
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See How Your Tax Bill Changed
The Few Decide for the Many: Referendums and Voter Turnout
Executive Summary
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2022 Tax Bill Analysis and Statistics
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Fiscal 2021 Debt Report Shows Significant, but Likely Short-Lived, Pension Investment Gains
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2021 Tax Bill Analysis and Statistics
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How Wealthy Investors are Making Millions Exploiting Illinois' Property Tax Law
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Maps of Inequality: From Redlining to Urban Decay and the Black Exodus
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2020 Tax Bill Analysis and Statistics
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Scavenger Sale Study
The Illinois General Assembly should re-examine the Scavenger Sale, which attracts little interest from buyers.
20-Year Property Tax History
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Cook County Suburbs - Interactive Map
Chicago by Ward - Interactive Map
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The Top 50
See the Top 50 Largest Tax Increases since 2000 by Chicago ward and suburb
Voter Turnout 2011-2020
Voter Turnout 2011-2020 Chicago and Cook County Suburbs
Debt Study
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Cook County Debt Map
Correlation Chart Between Debt and Higher Taxes
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Debt to Property Value by Municipality - Residential and Commercial
Debt and Disclosure Data
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