From Reilly Reports --

Property Tax Appeals

The Cook County Board of Review announced this week it will reopen all previously closed townships for property taxpayer appeals. New appeals can be filed from March 17th to March 31st. For residents of the 42nd Ward, this includes those living South of the Chicago River and east of Franklin St. in the area designated by the Board of Review called the South Township.

Grounds for appeal include having neighbors with a much lower assessment, factual or math errors in the assessment, a major change to the property, or a recent sale that is less than the value determined by the assessor.

Anyone wishing to take advantage of this should contact the Board of Review at 312/603-5542 or visit http://www.cookcountyboardofreview.com. To find the value of comparable properties in the same neighborhood, you can visit
http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/search/search.asp .