Our Homes Matter Phone Bank on Thursday, Oct. 17

This Thursday, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and ABC 7 Chicago will host an “Our Homes

Matter” phone bank Oct. 17 to help taxpayers learn if they are owed refunds.

Taxpayers may call (312) 603-5105 between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17

at the Cook County Treasurer’s Office. Phone bank representatives will help taxpayers

search for potential refunds by checking whether property taxes were overpaid for the

past 20 years. Callers can also discover whether they are entitled to refunds for missed

exemptions for the past four years.

Callers can provide their address to phone bank workers who will research:

• Eligibility for $93 million in potential property tax refunds for past overpayments

going back 20 years.

• Potential eligibility for $57 million in missed property tax exemptions going back

four years.

• Whether a property is on a tax sale list due to delinquent taxes.

Owners of residential properties may be eligible for six types of exemptions:

• Homeowner

• Senior Citizen

• Senior Freeze

• Person with Disabilities

• Disabled Veteran

• Returning Veteran

OFFICE OF THE COOK COUNTY TREASURER

Maria Pappas

118 North Clark Street, Room 212 Chicago, Illinois 60602

Callers who are unable to connect with phone bank representative may research eligibility

for refunds at any time at https://cookcountytreasurer.com/

They can use the purple box on the home page labeled “Your Property Tax Overview” and enter their address.

“The phone banks with ABC7 have proven to be an immensely popular way of getting

the word out to people about potential refunds for past overpayments and missed
exemptions,” Pappas said.
The Treasurer’s Office and ABC7 have held eight phone banks since 2021 and helped
15,718 taxpayers identify more than $31.5 million owed for overpayments and missed
exemptions.