CHICAGO — Chicagoans have the next week to appeal their latest property tax assessments and potentially see cheaper bills next year.
The Cook County Board of Review has reopened appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12.
That means homeowners who haven’t yet appealed their property assessments from 2025 can do so for free online through the board’s website, or in person at their Downtown office, 118 N. Clark St. #601.
The process does not apply to the property tax bills that were sent out last month and are due Dec. 15. Any potential changes from an appeal “will be reflected on second installment property tax bills issued in 2026,” according to a press release.
The brief reopening of appeals comes as some Chicagoans are seeing a massive spike in their property taxes.
Overall, the median residential tax bill in Chicago this year rose 16.7 percent to $4,457, the largest percentage increase in the city in 30 years, according to a report published last month by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office.
The report shows predominantly Black and Latino communities on the South and West sides are being hit particularly hard as Downtown property values continue to suffer.
The median homeowner tax bill in West Garfield Park increased by nearly $2,000 — a 133 percent spike, according to the report. The median bill in North Lawndale rose almost as much, and Englewood homeowners on the South Side saw an increase of more than $600, or 82.5 percent.
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