Cook County Illinios - Board of Review Tax Appeal Contact Numbers -- And How To Present a Case For Lake of Uniformity

Cook County Illinois
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Cook County Illinios - Board of Review Tax Appeal Contact Numbers -- And How To Present a Case For Lake of Uniformity

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118 N. Clark Room 601
Chicago, Il 60602

Telephone: 312-603-5542 or Rolling Meadows Courthouse -- 847-818-2067
FAX: 312-603-3479

The Cook County Board of Review (formerly the Board of Tax Appeals) was created by the 89th General Assembly under statutory changes that established a three-member Board of Commissioners elected from three electoral districts. The Board of Review is vested with quasi-judicial powers to hear and decide taxpayer complaints on the value or exempt status of real property, which includes residential, commercial, industrial and condominium property, along with vacant land. Powers granted to the Board include the following:

1. Correct factual mistakes
2. Review Certificates of error
3. Order the Assessor to revise and correct the assessed value of property
4. Review and recommend property for tax exempt status

The Board of Review must also defend appeals made to the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) from property owners. The Board deals only with assessed valuation before equalization, not with the tax rate or the amount of a tax bill. Approximately 88,000 cases/hearings (average) have been reviewed annually since 1994.