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 PENALTIES, individual payments of Cook County property taxes submitted in person must abide by the following requirements:

• You may submit your original payment coupon and payment at any of the more than 370 Chase Banks throughout Chicagoland. Locations are available at this Web site.
• You may visit the Cook County Treasurer's Office at 118 N. Clark St., Chicago IL 60602.
• Business hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
• You may pay by cash, personal check, money order, cashier's check or certified check.
• 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:

 

• Be sure to write your PIN on your check.
• Provide only the original payment coupon with your payment -and keep the top portion of the tax bill for your records.

Within a week, verify the posting of your tax payment at this Web site by clicking on "Payment Status" and entering the 14-digit PIN.

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.