The due date for the Tax Year 2008 Second Installment is Tuesday, December 1, 2009.
The due date for the Tax Year 2008 First Installment was March 3, 2009.
ATTENTION: TO AVOID REFUSAL/REJECTION OF PAYMENTS AND LATE PAYMENT PENALTIES, individual payments of Cook County property taxes submitted by mail must abide by the following requirements:
- If paying in full, pay only the amount that corresponds to the U.S. postmark date that the payment is being submitted.
- Submit one original payment coupon and check per Property Index Number (PIN) per envelope.
- Be sure that your check includes your:
- Name (or the name of the taxpayer on whose behalf a mortgage or title company is paying)
- Property location (with unit number, if needed)
- 14-digit PIN
- Phone number
- Your e-mail address (if available)
This information will help us contact you if there is a question about your payment.
Sample Check:
- Use the return envelope(s) supplied with your tax bill(s), or submit Current Tax Year 2008 payments to:
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
PO BOX 4488
CAROL STREAM, IL 60197-4488
- Be sure to write your PIN and Volume number on the envelope that you submit.
- Send only the tax bill payment coupon with your check—and keep the top portion of the tax bill for your records.
- NEVER staple, fold, paperclip, tape or glue your check or payment coupon.
- NEVER mail cash.
Your canceled check is your receipt. Within a week, verify that your check clears with your bank. You may verify the posting of your tax payment at this Web site by clicking on "payment status" and entering the 14-digit PIN.
Under state law, only U.S. postmarks (not metered dates) may be used to determine whether payments are timely and to determine whether penalties are due.
Mailed payments may be returned if they lack adequate information for processing, such as the PIN, or the original payment coupon and/or the identity of the person(s) or entity submitting the payment.
It is recommended that companies intending to make numerous individual payments and need duplicate bills in order to do so, utilize our TPA Program. Please see the TPA site at http://tpa.cookcountytreasurer.com/ for additional information.