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Tax bills to arrive late in Cook County
The first installment of property tax bills which normally arrive around February 1st will not mail until late February or early March.
The first installment of property tax bills in Cook County, which normally arrive around February 1st and are due March 1st, will not mail until late February or early March and will be due April 3rd.
Taxpayers should note that the extension of the due date is a result of special circumstances surrounding last year’s tax bills and will be in effect for this year only. Under state law, Cook County tax payments are supposed to be spread throughout the year, with first installment bills due on March 1st and second installment bills due August 1st. The extension of the due date was approved by the state legislature with bipartisan support during its fall veto session and signed by the governor on December 21, 2022.
Computer compatibility problems between Cook County’s tax appeal agencies caused significant delays in the mailing of last year’s second installment tax bills. The result was that second installment tax bills were due December 30, 2022, the latest-ever due date for such bills.
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Concerned that this year’s first installment bills would be due just sixty one days after last year’s second installment bills, Palatine Township Assessor Bill Pohlman and his colleagues in the Cook County Township Assessors Association were among those who advocated for the extension of the first installment due date with the state legislature.
“I and my colleagues were concerned that a two-month interval between due dates was too short and would cause financial difficulties for some taxpayers,” Pohlman said in explaining his support. “We were especially concerned about property owners whose tax bills increased unexpectedly after reassessment and taxpayers who do not have tax escrow accounts with mortgage companies but instead pay property taxes on their own.”
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Palatine Township, part of Cook County, covers a six square mile area South of Lake Cook Road in Palatine, North of Central Avenue in Schaumburg, East of Huntington Boulevard in Hoffman Estates and West of Wilke Road in Arlington Heights.
The Palatine Township holds their monthly board meeting on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 PM at the Palatine Township offices on Quentin Road in Palatine. For further information on Palatine Township write to the Palatine Township Center 721 S. Quentin Road, Palatine, IL 60067, call 847.358.6700 or visit palatinetownship-il.gov.
