January 27, 2012		Department of Communications
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Assessor Berrios Begins 2012 Assessment
Accelerated Schedule Allows for Early Completion of 2011 Assessment and Early Commencement of 2012 Assessment

CHICAGO – Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced today that his office has
begun the 2012 assessment. This year, the Assessor’s Office is reassessing properties located in the City of Chicago.

Each year the Cook County Assessor’s Office reassesses one-third of the nearly 1.8 million parcels of property located in Cook County. Although the City of Chicago is the district being reassessed this year, some suburban properties may also receive notices if there is a change in value due to things such as new construction or vacancy relief granted in the previous year.

Notices for the first three non-reassessed townships will be mailed today.  They include River Forest, Riverside and Norwood Park townships. In Chicago, Rogers Park is the first reassessment township scheduled to be mailed and is tentatively slated for February 24th.  Lakeview and Lake Townships are scheduled to be mailed April 16th and May 15th, respectively.

Reassessment notices contain proposed values that will be reflected on second-installment tax bills, which will be due in the fall of 2013. However, the time to file appeals on these proposed assessments is now, when the reassessment notices are received. Taxpayers may file an appeal every year, even if their property is not being reassessed as long as the township is open for appeals.    
                                                                                                                
The certification and publication of the 2011 assessment arrived earlier than any other assessment in the past 20 years allowing for an early commencement of the 2012 assessment.

“The dedication of my staff helped accelerate the assessment schedule and we were able to complete the 2011 assessment more than three months early,” Berrios explained. “This allowed us to begin the 2012 assessment and we will now be able to complete it in a timely  manner.”

Residential taxpayers may file appeals online. The Assessor’s Web site allows them to search for comparables and add those comparables to their online appeals. The Assessor’s Web site is located at (www.cookcountyassessor.com).

Assessor Berrios lauded his employees for the quality of their work and for adhering to the accelerated schedule.

“I am very pleased with what we have accomplished so far,” Berrios said. “I will continue to work to keep the 2012 assessment progressing efficiently while looking for additional ways to improve the assessment process.”

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