Law Offices of Gary H. Smith, P.C.

Cook County Reassessment Schedule

2000, 2003, 2006 (City of Chicago)
Hyde Park Jefferson Lake Lakeview
North Rogers Park South West

2002, 2005, 2008 (West & South Suburbs)
Berwyn Bloom Bremen Calumet Cicero Lemont
Lyons Oak Park Orland Palos Proviso Rich River Forest
Riverside Stickney Thorton Worth

2001, 2004, 2007 (North Suburbs)
Barrington Elk Grove Evanston Hanover Leyden
Maine New Trier Niles Northfield Norwood Park
Palatine Schaumburg Wheeling


Appeal Process

1)County Assessor: This is the first level at which we can submit a complaint with evidence and a list of comparable properties. It is the most informal level, but many cases receive initial reductions here.

2) Board of Review: About 2 months after the assessor finishes his work in a township, there is a 30 day appeal period at the County Board of Review. This is the second level of appeals, and we take most of our cases to the board for both further and initial reduction consideration.

3) Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB): Following a hearing at the County Board of Review, we may file a subsequent appeal at the State of Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB), within 30 days of the mailing of the Board Reviewer's decision. At this level evidence is presented and argues more formally;

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3) Circuit/Appellate Court. ONLY ATTORNEYS AND TAXPAYERS THEMSELVES MAY FILE AT THESE LEVELS.

4) Supreme Court