• How to Submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request - All requests for copies and inspection of Cook County Treasurer’s Office (CCTO) records must be submitted in writing and should be directed to the CCTO Freedom of Information Officer via mail, facsimile, email or in-person delivery at:
  

  Cook County Treasurer’s Office
  ATTN: Legal Department
  Joanne Zlotek - FOIA Officer and Staff Attorney
  118 N. Clark Street, Room 112
  Chicago, IL 60602
  Phone: 312.443.5100
  Fax: 312.603.6967
  Email: foia@cookcountytreasurer.com

• FOIA Request Form - Please click here to obtain a CCTO FOIA Request Form. The FOIA request must include the following:
  
  1. Detailed description of the materials and documents being requested;
  2. Contact information where you can be reached; and
  3. Disclosure whether the request is for a commercial purpose.*
• FOIA Request Fees - Pages 1-50 of black and white, legal or letter size copies will be provided at no cost. All additional pages will be $0.15 per page.**
• General Facts and Figures about the CCTO - The Cook County Treasurer’s property tax duties include efficient and effective collection, investment safety and prudent investment yield, efficient distribution to local governments, and issuance of valid taxpayer refunds. Our Office is responsible for collecting over $11 billion in annual real estate taxes on approximately 1.8 million taxable parcels, and distributing those funds to approximately 2,200 local government agencies/units throughout Cook County. As such, the Cook County Treasurer manages the second largest property tax collection system in the United States. The CCTO’s total operating budget for fiscal year 2010 is approximately $13.4 million and has a staff of approximately 120 full and part-time employees.
  
  Click here for a diagram of the CCTO’s operational departments.
• Cook County Treasurer’s Office Records - Click here for a digest of various records maintained by the CCTO.

* Use for a "commercial purpose" means the use of any part of a public record or records, or information derived from public records, in any form, for sale, resale, or solicitation or advertisement for sales or services. It is a violation of the Freedom of Information Act to knowingly obtain a public record for a commercial purpose without disclosing that it is for a commercial purpose.

** The CCTO reserves the right to require receipt of payment of the applicable fees before copying the requested documents.