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Thursday, December 26, 2019

Pappas: 'We're not hunting you down anymore' (WGN/720 AM) Audio File

Cook County Treasurer Helping People Claim Cash (WCIU/Virtual Channel 26 (UHF 23)) Video File

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Use cookcountytreasurer.com to search for your refunds and skip paying fees to third parties (Lawndale News)

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Find your own property tax refunds using Cook County Treasurer's website (WBBM/Channel 2)

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Property tax refund assistance comes to West Side (Austin Weekly News )

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas tells you how you can save money on your property taxes! (WGN/720 AM - Roe Conn Show) Audio File

Monday, December 16, 2019

Pappas: Use cookcountytreasurer.com to search for your refunds and skip paying fees to third parties (Press Release)

Jackson, elected officials bring property tax assistance to homeowners (Chicago Crusader)

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

How much does your town or school district owe? See the data (Crain's Chicago Business)

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Jackson, Pappas and West Side elected officials bring property tax assistance to homeowners (Press Release) Video File

Property Tax Help Center Open On Chicago's West Side (WBBM/Channel 2)

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Want to pay your property taxes early? Here's how (Press Release)

Pappas: Download your property tax bill due March 3rd at cookcountytreasurer.com if you want to pay this year (Press Release)

Monday, December 2, 2019

Column: Twitter exchange with Cook County assessor sums up outrage and exodus: Tax hikes are paying for debt, not services. (Kristen McQueary, Chicago Tribune)

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Pappas' office decorated with more than 90 Christmas trees and holiday displays (Press Release)

Monday, November 25, 2019

Pappas' office decorated with more than 90 Christmas trees and holiday displays for 16th year (Press Release)

Pappas' office decorated with more than 90 Christmas trees and holiday displays (Breakingnews.travel )

Friday, November 22, 2019

Treasurer's Office 2019 Holiday Display Photo (Press Release)

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Pappas names Serpico honorary deputy treasurer (We the Italians)

Friday, November 15, 2019

Pappas names Serpico honorary deputy (Fra Noi )

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Cook County Treasurer Helping People Claim Cash (WCIU/Virtual Channel 26 (UHF 23)) Video File

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Review of land bank ordered after Sun-Times' report and Pappas' call for an audit (Chicago Sun-Times)

Pappas tears into 'destructive,' 'erratic' Cook County Land Bank pick-ups (Daily Line)

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Pappas asks: Military members and veterans, are you getting the property tax relief you deserve? (Press Release)

Scoop: Pappas calls for audit of Land Bank (Politico)

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Rev. Jackson, Aldermanic Black Caucus bring tax assistance to West Side homeowners (Chicago Defender)

Monday, October 28, 2019

Jackson, Aldermanic Black Caucus and Pappas bring property tax assistance to West Side homeowners (Press Release)

Rev. Jackson, Cook County Treasurer's Office offer property tax assistance on West Side (WLS/Channel 7) Video File

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Pappas: More countywide officials should follow her lead of reducing costs and personnel (Daily Herald)

Monday, September 30, 2019

Steve Cochran interviews Maria Pappas about how homeowners can update their address online (WGN/720 AM - Steve Cochran Show) Audio File

Thursday, September 26, 2019

60,000 homeowners should update their mailing address at cookcountytreasurer.com (Chicago Defender)

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Homeowners whose tax bills have been returned should update their mailing address online (Chicago Citizen)

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Attention: 60,000 homeowners should update their mailing address at cookcountytreasurer.com (Press Release)

Pappas discusses how to save money on your property taxes (WGN/720 AM - Roe Conn Show) Audio File

Cook County treasurer asks 60K homeowners to update address for tax bills (WLS/Channel 7) Video File

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Maria Pappas honors Marta Farion for her leadership in the Ukrainian community (Press Release)

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Law firms, property managers have reason to cash refunds quickly (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin)

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Slow refund checks for Water Tower residents - including the county treasurer - lead to proposed fee (Crain's Chicago Business)

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Pappas: Cook County property taxes due today, August 1 (Press Release)

Pappas: Cook County Property Taxes Due Thursday (Lawndale News)

Thursday final day to pay Cook County property taxes (WLS/Channel 7) Video File

Monday, July 29, 2019

From the Village of Glenview: Property Tax Information (Glenview Lantern)

Berwyn: Seniors Owed Millions in Property Tax Exemptions (West Cook News)

Friday, July 19, 2019

Maria Pappas on unclaimed property tax exemptions: 'Most seniors didn't know that they could get it' (WGN/720 AM) Audio File

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Pappas: 'Senior citizens owed as much as $45 million in unclaimed Cook County property tax exemptions' (Lawndale News)

Senior citizens owed $45 million in unclaimed property tax exemptions (India Post)

Monday, July 15, 2019

Pappas: Senior Citizens Owed as Much as $45 Million in Unclaimed Cook County Property Tax Exemptions (Press Release)

Cook County seniors can apply for property tax exemptions (WGN/Channel 9)

Senior citizens owed as much as $45M in unclaimed Cook County property tax exemptions (WLS/Channel 7) Video File

26,500 Cook County seniors didn't reapply for property tax discounts (Daily Herald)

Pappas: Senior citizens owed as much as $45 million in unclaimed Cook County property tax exemptions (Chicago Defender)

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Over $24 Million In Cook County Property Tax Being Refunded (Patch)

Did Maria Pappas Say FREE MONEY? (WLS/890 AM) Audio File

Monday, July 1, 2019

$24.6 Million in Cook County Property Tax Refunds Going to 25,000 Homeowners (Chicago Citizen)

Why 7,600 Property Owners in Suburban Cook County are Getting Tax Refunds (Daily Herald)

Find Out if You’re One: Thousands of Cook County Homeowners to Receive Property Tax Refunds (WMAQ/Channel 5)

Millions in Cook County Property Tax Refunds Going to Homeowners Whose Bills Show No Balance Due (WLS/Channel 7)

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Sneed: Pappas is “Ageless and Incomparable” (Chicago Sun-Times)

Friday, June 28, 2019

Pappas: $24.6 Million in Property Tax Refunds Going to 25,000 Homeowners Whose Bills Show No Balance Due (Press Release)

Friday, June 21, 2019

Maria Pappas es Entrevistada en Univisión “Primera Hora” (Univisión WGBO/Canal 66) Video File

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Cook County Property Tax Bills Posted Online Ahead of Mailing, Taxes Due August 1 (WLS/Channel 7)

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Pappas: Go to cookcountytreasurer.com to Read Your Tax Bills Now, More Than a Week Before Mailing (Press Release)

Monday, June 10, 2019

Maria Pappas Discusses Improvements to cookcountytreasurer.com (Santita Jackson Show) Audio File

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Pappas Stations Aide at PUSH to Help Save Homes from Tax Sale (Chicago Crusader)

Treasurer Partners with Operation PUSH to Save Senior Homes (Chicago Sun-Times)

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Reverend Jackson and Pappas Extend Outreach at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters (Press Release)

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Pappas Opposes Preckwinkle Plan to Change Cook County Pension Board (Chicago Tonight) Video File

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Perri Small Interviews Maria Pappas about the Tax Sale (WVON/1690 AM) Audio File

Friday, May 3, 2019

Pappas to lead Polish Constitution Day Parade as ‘Friend of Polonia’ (Press Release)

Chicago Public Radio Takes an In-Depth Look at the Tax Sale (WBEZ/91.5 FM) Audio File

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Delinquent Tax Deadline Looms for 45,000 Property Owners in Cook County (WTTW/Channel 11) Video File

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Pappas: Last Chance for 45,000 Property Owners to Pay $142 Million in Delinquent Taxes to Avoid Sale (Press Release)

Treasurer Sets Up Shop on the South Side to Provide Assistance before Tax Sale (Weekly Citizen)

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Ald.-Elect Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Treasurer’s Office to Host Workshop for Homeowners (Block Club Chicago)

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

More than 57,000 Properties in Danger of Sale Due to Unpaid Taxes (WBBM/Channel 2) Video File

Monday, April 15, 2019

Maria Pappas Joins Mancow! (WLS/890 AM) Audio File

Friday, April 12, 2019

Pappas Honors Arab American Heritage Month (SuburbanChicagoland.com)

Friday, April 5, 2019

Maria Pappas es Entrevistada en Univisión “Primera Hora” (Univisión WGBO/Canal 66) Video File

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Reverend Jackson and Treasurer Pappas set up Outreach at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters (Press Release)

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Treasurer Pappas Tells Homeowners at Rainbow PUSH how to Avoid the Tax Sale (Rainbow PUSH Coalition) Video File

Friday, March 22, 2019

Maria Pappas Asks Property Owners to Pay Delinquent Cook County Taxes (India Post)

Going Once, Going Twice: Properties May be Sold at Auction if Taxes not Paid Soon. (Southwest Herald News)

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Cook County Treasurer Pappas Releases More Evidence that the Pension System is Upside Down (Chicago City Wire)

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Pappas: 57,000 Property Owners Are Running Out of Time to Pay Nearly $190 Million in Delinquent Taxes to Avoid Sale (Press Release)

Cook County Officials Warn Residents to Pay Property Tax or Get Auctioned in May (WLS/Channel 7) Video File

Maria Pappas on Tax Sale List: “Roughly we are Dealing with 54,000 People on this List” (WGN/720 AM) Audio File

Cook County Treasurer Trying to Shrink Tax Sale List (Chicago Sun-Times)

Preocupación por el alto Número de Impagos en Impuestos a la Propiedad en el Condado de Cook (Univisión WGBO/Canal 66) Video File

Miles de Propietarios en el Condado de Cook Podrían Perder sus Propiedades el Próximo 3 de Mayo sino Pagan sus Impuestos (Telemundo WSNS/Channel 44) Video File

Chinese Television Network SinovisionNet Covers Treasurer Maria Pappas’ News Conference (SinovisionNet/Channel 73) Video File

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Pappas to Announce Deadline for Cook County Property Owners to Pay Late Taxes (Chicago Sun-Times)

Friday, March 1, 2019

Cook County Property Taxes Due March 1 (WLS/890 AM) Audio File

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Treasurer Pappas Sounds the Alarm about Local Government Pension Debt (Connected to Chicago) Audio File

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Pappas: 136,000 Public Employees Work in Cook County, While 127,000 Draw Pensions (Press Release)

Friday, February 15, 2019

Treasurer Pappas Gives Radio Host Cliff Kelley a Surprise Gift (WVON/1690 AM) Video File

Look Out, Taxpayers: When Governments Have More Pensioners than Employees (Chicago Tribune)

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Pappas: 1,000 Senior Citizen Homes Being Sold for Taxes (Press Release)

Seniors: Are your Cook County Property Taxes Delinquent? Your Home Could be at Risk (WLS/Channel 7)

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Afternoons with Cliff Kelley (WVON/1690 AM) Audio File

Friday, February 1, 2019

Tesorera Maria Pappas es Entrevistada en el Noticiero de la Mañana “Primera Hora” (Univision WGBO-DT/Channel 66) Video File

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Cook County Tax Bills Mailed, Due March 1 (Daily Herald)

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Pappas: Why are your Cook County Property Taxes so High? Tax Bills Give the Answer (Press Release)

Pappas Takes her Dog to Work (Chicago Tribune)

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Cook County Treasurer’s Office Will Be Closed on Wednesday, Reopen Thursday (Press Release)

Sunday, January 6, 2019

How Cook County Residents Can Get Loans for Taxes (Daily Herald)