Our office is available to answer your questions about the Cook County property tax process.
We are available to answer questions about property ownership, sales data, permanent index numbers or tax estimates for new construction. We are first and foremost your local property tax advocate.
6404 Joliet Rd, Countryside,
Second Floor
(708) 354-0292 Opt. 1
Fax: (708) 482-1056
Patrick J. Hynes:
phynes@lyonsts.com
Carrie Bernardoni:
cbernardoni@lyonsts.com
Jennifer O’Sullivan:
josullivan@lyonsts.com
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday: 8:30 – 4:00 PM
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If the property characteristics listed on your assessment notice are not correct or the market value of your home is significantly more than what you believe you could sell your home for, you may have a case for an appeal.
You can visit the Cook County Assessor’s website to research your property characteristics and market value at cookcountyassessor.com. If you need assistance looking up your market value, please contact my office.
If you have a current estimate of market value, an appraisal, closing documents, or sale listing, that may be good evidence to support a reduction. We can help provide you with comparable properties for an appeal based on lack of uniformity. Feel free to contact our office for help.
Each year you can appeal your assessment at the Cook County Assessor’s office and the Cook County Board of Review. Typically there is a 30 day filing period for each agency. If you have a case for appeal, we are happy to help you file your appeal. If you would like to be notified when we are open for appeals, please contact us and we will add you to our mailing list.
The Cook County Assessor must estimate the market value for your property every three years. For Lyons Township that estimate happens in 2023, 2026, 2029, etc. The county considers what the fair cash value would be for your property if it sold January 1st during the reassessment year.
The Cook County Assessor must maintain property records and values for 1.8 million parcels. According to a recent IAAO audit, the Cook County Assessor’s office is understaffed and needs improvement maintaining property data. Valuing property in a large jurisdiction with many variations in property type is a difficult job. Mistakes are made. It is important to periodically compare the Assessor’s estimate of your property’s value with your own estimate of value.
Like coupons at the grocery checkout, property tax exemptions can provide savings on your annual tax bill. These exemptions are deducted from your second installment property tax bill. Cook County offers several.
Homeowners are eligible for this exemption if they own and occupy the property as their principal place of residence.
Homeowners are eligible for this exemption if they are 65 years of age or older and own and occupy their property as their principal place of residence.
Most homeowners are eligible for this exemption if they meet the requirements for the Senior Exemption and have a total household annual income of $65,000 or less. This exemption provides significant savings by “freezing” the equalized assessed value of an eligible property.
Homeowners eligible must have a disability. This exemption provides property tax savings with an annual reduction in the equalized assessed value of a property.
Provides veterans with a service-connected disability as certified by the U.S Department of Veteran Affairs with a reduction in the equalized assessed value (EAV) of their property depending on the level of disability.
