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MARIA PAPPAS
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
MARIA PAPPAS
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Should vacant land be used for tiny houses and tree farms?  (Loop North News)
Thursday, December 24, 2020
What property tax changes are coming to Chicago?  (Mansion Global)
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Treasurer Pappas Invites All to Enjoy Greek Christmas Carol Tradition  (Press Release)  Video File
Cook County's property tax  (Civic Federation)
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Chicago needs a 'Marshall Plan' to develop vacant lots  (Loop North News)
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Next year's property tax bills - download from cookcountytreasurer.com   (India Post)
Areas high in delinquent property taxes lose residents & face most violent crime  (India Post)
Friday, December 11, 2020
First installment property tax bills made available online  (Austin Weekly News)
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Pappas: Areas high in delinquent property taxes lose residents, pay larger tax increases and have the most violent crime  (Press Release)
Treasurer discusses Scavenger Sale Study on WGN Radio  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
Thousands of languishing vacant and abandoned properties with unpaid taxes harm Black neighborhoods and suburbs  (Chicago Tribune)
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Cook County tax bills due next March now online  (Daily Herald)
First installment tax bills can be seen on Treasurer's website  (Journal & Topics)
Friday, December 4, 2020
Treasurer discusses the two-month waiver of late fees next year’s property taxes  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Pappas: Get an early look at next year’s property taxes; Download your bill at cookcountytreasurer.com.  (Press Release)
Friday, November 27, 2020
Cook County Treasurer has a warning after her office recently finished a project on property taxes  (Investment Watch)  Video File
Study shows Cicero has lowest tax increases in Chicagoland  (Suburban Chicagoland)
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Treasurer finds a two-decade surge in property taxes for Cook County  (West Cook News)
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Pappas thanks Cook County Board for approving two-month waiver of late fees on property taxes in 2021  (Press Release)
Pappas thanks Cook County Board for approving two-month waiver of late fees on property taxes in 2021  (Daily Herald)
With final tweaks, Cook County's $6.9 billion budget wins approval  (Chicago Tribune)
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Cook County could delay property taxes again  (Politico)
Report: Property taxes increased three times the cost of living while residents sat on the voting sidelines  (Patch)
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Property taxes increased three times the cost of living while residents sat on the voting sidelines, according to new report  (Center Square)
Cook County likely to delay property tax deadline again  (Crain's Chicago Business)
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Commercial real estate struggles with delinquent property tax payments during pandemic  (WLS/Channel 7)  Video File
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
More taxes and fines in 2021  (South Side Weekly)
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Pappas releases study of Cook County taxes  (Beverly Review)
Monday, November 9, 2020
Next to last chance to complain about Evanston budget  (Evanston Now)
Kudos to Treasurer Maria Pappas  (Candid Candace)
Friday, November 6, 2020
Property taxes nearly double to $15.6 billion since 2001  (South Cook News)
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Cook County Treasurer's study finds property tax increases outstrip wages, cost of living  (Chicago Agent)
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Commissioners glide through Day One of county budget hearings  (Daily Line)
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Cook County Treasurer Pappas 'a refreshing break from the past'  (Wirepoints)
Friday, October 30, 2020
Pappas study shows Cook County Property taxes doubled in past two decades  (Suburban Chicagoland)  Video File
Chicago Tribune: Pappas has provided a valuable service  (Chicago Tribune)
Thursday, October 29, 2020
'They're chasing people out of the city': New property tax report shocks Cook County treasurer, residents  (Chicago Crusader)  Video File
Study finds Cook County property taxes nearly double over 20 years  (Fox WFLD/Channel 32)  Video File
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
'Fair tax' is no fix for out-of-control Cook County property taxes  (Illinois Policy Institute)
"Damning" Cook County Property Tax Increases Revealed in Pappas Report  (National Herald)
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
This explains why Pritzker's 'fair tax' idea is getting so much pushback  (Crain's Chicago Business)
Aldermen push against property tax hike, bristle at layoffs and furloughs: 'This is going to be the hard vote for me'  (Daily Line)
Monday, October 26, 2020
Pappas: See your property tax bill grow over 20 years at cookcountytreasurer.com  (Press Release)
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas explains why your property taxes are going through the roof  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
New study shows Cook County property taxes have doubled in 20 years  (John Howell Show)  Audio File
Tesorera del Condado de Cook Maria Pappas es entrevistada en el noticiero Univisión Chicago sobre novedoso estudio sobre los impuestos a la propiedad  (Univisión WGBO/Canal 66)  Video File
Read it and weep: Cook County Treasurer Pappas details 20 years of astronomical property tax hikes - Quicktake  (Wirepoints)
Feel like your property taxes are climbing higher than your other bills? New 20-year study shows you're right.  (Chicago Tribune)
Editorial: No, that property tax squeeze is not in your head  (Chicago Tribune)
Cook County property taxes have been rising for 2 decades, Treasurer's study finds  (WLS/Channel 7)  Video File
'They're chasing people out of the city': New property tax report shocks Cook County treasurer, residents  (WGN/Channel 9)  Video File
Study: Property tax growing faster than inflation, incomes  (Evanston Now)
Cook County property taxes have been rising for 2 decades, Treasurer's study finds  (Intercast News)  Video File
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Struggling hotels, malls owe Cook County millions in back taxes  (Real Deal)
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas answers all of your property tax questions  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
Monday, October 12, 2020
Who owes millions in property taxes?  (Crain's Chicago Business)
Who owes millions in Cook County property taxes?  (WTTW/Channel 11)  Video File
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Cook County property taxes: More than $100 million in refunds unclaimed, treasurer says  (Chicago Crusader)
Friday, October 9, 2020
Cook County owes $100 million-plus in property tax refunds  (Associated Press)
Cook County owes $100 million-plus in property tax refunds  (WMAQ/Channel 5)
Cook County property taxes: More than $100 million in refunds unclaimed, treasurer says  (WLS/Channel 7)  Video File
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Treasurer wants to help Black homeowners who could lose houses to unpaid property taxes  (WLS/Channel 7)  Video File
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Pappas: Nearly quarter million property owners must pay $1 billion in Cook County property taxes by October 1 to avoid late fees  (Press Release)
Nearly quarter-million property owners must pay $1 billion in property taxes by October 1 to avoid late fees  (Business Insurance)
Thursday, September 17, 2020
8,500 homeowners to get automatic refund  (India Post)
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Tesorera Maria Pappas Celebra el Mes de la Herencia Hispana  (Press Release)  Video File
¿Sabes si aplicas para obtener una excepción o reembolso de impuestos a la propiedad en el condado de Cook?  (Univisión WGBO/Canal 66)  Video File
Monday, September 14, 2020
'Black Houses Matter' program aims to help homeowners dealing with financial challenges  (WMAQ/Channel 5)  Video File
Cook County Treasurer: Beware the refi tax glitch  (Next Mortgage Events)
Cook County Treasurer Says More than 8,500 homeowners are due property tax refunds  (WMAQ/Channel 5)  Video File
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Pappas talks about double-payments amid the surge in refinancings  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
Friday, September 11, 2020
County treasurer announces property tax refunds, tax overpayments  (Austin Weekly News)
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Are you one of the 8,500 homeowners getting an automatic refund?  (Lawndale News)
Check your mortgage account if you refinanced this year  (Daily Herald)
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Pappas: Check your mortgage account if you refinanced this year. My office returned a record $51.2 million in property tax overpayments  (Press Release)
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Pappas: Are you one of the 8,500 homeowners getting an automatic refund? Find out at cookcountytreasurer.com  (Press Release)
Are you due for a property tax refund? Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas tells you how you can check  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
8,500 Cook County homeowners are getting automatic refunds  (Daily Herald)
Monday, September 7, 2020
Treasurer Pappas guest-hosts on WVON  (WVON/1690 AM)  Video File
Friday, September 4, 2020
Treasurer Pappas to guest-host on WVON/1690-AM  (robertfeder.com)
Monday, August 31, 2020
Treasurer Pappas hosts Black Houses Matter on WVON  (WVON/1690 AM)  Video File
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Cook County property owners delay paying $1.8 billion in taxes  (Daily Herald)
Monday, August 24, 2020
Treasurer Pappas hosts Black Houses Matter on WVON  (WVON/1690 AM)  Video File
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Cook County data shows disparities in houses with delinquent taxes  (WTTW/Channel 11)  Video File
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Who hasn't paid their property taxes? Some big names.  (Crain's Chicago Business)
Monday, August 17, 2020
Treasurer Pappas hosts Black Houses Matter on WVON  (WVON/1690 AM)  Video File
Monday, August 10, 2020
Treasurer Pappas hosts Black Houses Matter on WVON  (WVON/1690 AM)  Video File
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Pappas joins the JAM TV Show  (Press Release)  Video File
Stop worrying and pay property taxes by October 1  (India Post)
Monday, August 3, 2020
Pappas: Worried about how to pay your Cook County property taxes today? You can stop worrying!  (Press Release)
Treasurer Pappas hosts "Black Houses Matter" on WVON  (WVON/1690 AM)  Video File
Pappas and Cundari talk about property taxes  (New Cicero TV)  Video File
Pappas successfully pushes lenders to pay borrowers' property taxes by the due date  (Politico)
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Pay Cook County property taxes through October 1 with no penalty  (Chicago Crusader)
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Pay Cook County property taxes through October 1 with no penalty  (India Post)
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Cook County extends property tax deadline to October 1  (WBEZ/720 AM)  Audio File
Treasurer Talks 'Black Houses Matter' Campaign, No Penalty for Taxes Paid by Oct. 1  (Village Free Press)
Cook Treasurer Maria Pappas has good news!  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
Property owners have two extra months to pay taxes  (chicagosuburbanland.com)
Pay Cook County property taxes through October 1 with no penalty  (WBBM/780 AM & 105.9 FM)  Audio File
Monday, July 27, 2020
Pappas: Pay Cook County property taxes through October 1 with no penalty  (Press Release)
Pay Cook County property taxes through October 1 with no penalty  (Srpska Televizija)
No penalty on Cook County property taxes through October 1  (hiindia.com)
Stay home! Pappas says everything you can do at her office you can do at cookcountytreasurer.com  (Chicago Crusader)
Pay Cook County property taxes through October 1 with no penalty  (Rockford Register Star)
Pay Cook County property taxes through October 1 with no penalty  (Daily Herald)
Second installment Cook County property tax deadline extended to Oct. 1 without penalty  (Chicago Sun-Times)
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Q&A with Maria Pappas: Property owners have more time to pay their Cook County taxes  (India Bulletin)
Friday, July 24, 2020
Korean American news station interviews Treasurer Pappas  (WIN TV)  Video File
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
On Q with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas  (N'digo.com)
Monday, July 20, 2020
Treasurer Pappas helps homeowners on WVON  (WVON/1690 AM)  Video File
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Home Sweet Home Chicago  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
Friday, July 17, 2020
Pappas: Save money with cookcountytreasurer.com  (Press Release)  Video File
Romanian American television interviews Treasurer Pappas  (Romanian Television Network Chicago)  Video File
Check, pay Cook County property taxes from home  (Daily Herald)
Penalty fees for late payment of second property tax installment waived until Oct. 1  (Hyde Park Herald)
Thursday, July 16, 2020
!Quédate en casa! Paga tus impuestos de la propiedad en línea en cookcountytreasurer.com  (Press Release)  Video File
Stay Home! Pay Your Property Taxes at cookcountytreasurer.com  (Press Release)  Video File
Pappas: Stay Home  (Lawndale News)
Millions of dollars in refunds are left in Cook County's property tax coffers  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Homeowners and business people can avoid a trip downtown by visiting chicagotreasurer.com  (SuburbanChicagoland.com)
Monday, July 13, 2020
Pappas: Stay home! Everything you can do at my office you can do at cookcountytreasurer.com  (Press Release)
Ukrainian radio interview Treasure Pappas  (ukiedrive.net)  Audio File
Everything you can do at the Treasurer's office you can do at cookcountytreasurer.com  (Yahoo News)
Treasurer Pappas helps homeowners on WVON  (WVON/1690 AM)  Video File
Property tax payments ahead of last year's pace  (Politico)
Friday, July 10, 2020
Property Tax Bills Are in the Mail. Deadline October 1 to Pay  (India Post)
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Interview! Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer  (Svet Media Group)  Video File
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Interview with Maria Pappas: The Treasurer on how wealth doesn't impress her, her wild youth, and preserving her aura  (Chicago Magazine)
Friday, July 3, 2020
Cook County has waived late fees on property tax bills  (Chicago Morning Star)
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Cook County Property Tax Bills Are in the Mail  (Lawndale News)
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Cook County Property Tax Bill Payments Extended until October 1st  (West Suburban Journal)
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Pappas: Cook County Property Tax Bills Are in the Mail. Take until October 1 to Pay.  (Press Release)
Cook County Property Tax Bills Are in the Mail. Take until October 1 to Pay.  (Danville Commercial-News)
Monday, June 29, 2020
Tax Sale Postponed: Taxpayers Now Have More Time to Pay Delinquent Property Taxes  (Arlington Heights Cardinal)
Thursday, June 25, 2020
New Property Tax Bill for Illinois  (India Post)
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Cook County waiving late fees on property tax bills until Oct. 1  (Daily Herald)
Friday, June 19, 2020
Cook County property tax overpayment, unclaimed exemptions may entitle homeowners to refunds  (WLS/Channel 7)  Video File
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Treasurer Pappas guides you on how to pay your property taxes  (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
Spike in Cook County commercial property tax bills  (Daily Herald)
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Pappas: See Your New Property Tax Bill at cookcountytreasurer.com  (Press Release)
Big tax hikes? Cook County landlords now can find out.  (Crain's Chicago Business)
Monday, June 15, 2020
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas launches radio show on WVON  (Politico)
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Pappas: Taxpayers now have more time to pay delinquent Cook County property taxes  (Press Release)
Taxpayers have more time to pay delinquent taxes  (Chicago Citizen)
Monday, June 8, 2020
Cook County Property Taxpayers have two extra months to pay their bills  (Better Government Association)
Cook County property taxes due August 3  (Fox WFLD/Channel 32)  Video File
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Pappas Gratified as Cook County Board Approves Penalty Waivers on Second Installment Property Tax Bill  (Press Release)
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Salesforce and Pappas Team Up  (Press Release)
Salesforce and Pappas Team Up   (Srpska Televizija)
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Treasurer Pappas postpones collections to help coronavirus victims  (SuburbanChicagoland.com)  Video File
Friday, May 15, 2020
Treasurer Pappas shows homeowners how to search $79 million in available refunds  (WLS/Channel 7 - Windy City Live)  Video File
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Editorial: A sliver of property tax relief in Cook County. A mountain of trouble ahead.  (Chicago Tribune Editorial Board)
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Condado Cook anuncia ayuda para dueños de casa  (Telemundo WSNS/Channel 44)
Dueños de casa recibirán ayuda en el condado de Cook, en Illinois  (Un Nuevo Día Telemundo WSNS/Canal 44)  Video File
County officials offer plan to delay fees on late property tax bills  (Chicago Sun-Times)
Cook County Board to vote on waiving 1.5% interest fee on late property tax payments through Oct. 1  (Chicago Tribune)
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Cook County poised to announce property tax reprieve  (Crain's Chicago Business)
Cook County officials expected to unveil property tax relief plan  (WGN/Channel 9)  Video File
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
No to Leveraging Coronavirus for Old State Debts  (Newsmax)
Monday, May 4, 2020
Property tax pain looms in a pandemic-ravaged economy  (Chicago Sun-Times)
Friday, May 1, 2020
Counties try to take some pressure off property taxpayers  (Crain's Chicago Business)
Friday, April 17, 2020
The next covid-19 victim? Public pension funds   (Washington Post)
Cook County delays annual tax sale of delinquent properties   (North Cook News)
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Chicago Magazine: Pappas one of Chicago's Most Powerful Women   (Chicago Magazine)
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Treasurer Pappas joins other Chicagoans in remembering photographer Victor Skrebneski   (Chicago Tribune)
Friday, April 3, 2020
Editorial: Empathy and flexibility, not a rent strike, are the right responses to coronavirus  (Chicago Tribune Editorial Board)
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Coronavirus Is Making the Public Pension Crisis Even Worse   (New York Times)
Pensions in a Pandemic: Is One Man's Bailout Another Man's Pension Funding Relief?  (Forbes)
Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Affect Your Property Tax Bills?   (Better Government Association)
'Me and My Iguana' video by Treasurer Pappas eases kids concerns during difficult times   (Fox WFLD/Channel 32)  Video File
Preckwinkle holds firm on Aug. 1 property tax deadline as Pappas airs 'grave and serious concerns'   (Daily Line)
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Kim Talks with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas - Tax Sale on Hold   (WVON/1690 AM)  Audio File
Sale of delinquent Cook County property taxes postponed   (Daily Herald)
Pappas delays annual delinquent property tax sale amid pandemic  (Daily Line)
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Pappas: Auction of delinquent Cook County property taxes postponed indefinitely  (Press Release)
Monday, March 23, 2020
Coronavirus and Springfield: The urgent agenda should include property tax relief   (Chicago Tribune)
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Editorial: Flat failure on property taxes   (Champaign News-Gazette)
Friday, March 13, 2020
Treasurer Pappas closes office at noon today to safeguard health of taxpayers and employees  (Press Release)
Cook County treasurer closes office 'indefinitely,' while assessor closes offices to the public due to coronavirus concerns   (Chicago Sun-Times)
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Pappas and Kaegi: Property Taxpayers Concerned About Coronavirus Can Stay Home to Make Payment and File for Exemptions Using Our Websites  (Press Release)
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Treasurer Pappas honors Aleta Clark, Barbara Morris and Yvette Moyo for leadership in the African American community  (Press Release)
Monday, March 9, 2020
Property tax delinquencies jump as Cook County Treasurer warns of problems ‘beyond human imagination’  (Wirepoints)
Almost 11,000 Cook County homeowners on verge of losing homes due to unpaid property taxes  (Illinois Review)
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Cook County property tax first installments due March 3, 2020, for 300,000 homeowners   (WLS/Channel 7)
Avoiding the 'pain' of property taxes until the last day possible   (Chicago Sun-Times)
Monday, March 2, 2020
Treasurer Pappas honors community leaders during Black History Month   (Chicago Defender)
Pappas urges lawmakers to extend deadline for late property tax payments   (Chicago Crusader)
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Anna Davlantes interviews Treasurer Pappas   (WGN/720 AM)  Audio File
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Pappas calls on state lawmakers to extend ‘grace period’ for delinquent taxes  (Daily Line)
Pappas joins officials urging more time for payment of delinquent property taxes   (SuburbanChicagoland.com)
Monday, February 24, 2020
Pappas, Chicago-area elected officials urge the state to give people more time to pay delinquent Cook County property taxes   (Press Release)
La iniciativa que busca ayudar a dueos de propiedades con deudas por impuestos en el condado de Cook  (Univisión WGBO/Canal 66)  Video File
Elected officials push for more time for property owners to pay delinquent taxes  (Chicago Tribune)
Officials urge state to extend delinquent property tax sale deadline for Cook County homeowners   (WLS/Channel 7)  Video File
Friday, February 14, 2020
Treasurer Pappas Rings in New Year with Greek Tradition   (The National Herald)
Monday, February 10, 2020
Are you a senior citizen in Cook County in need of tax relief? There's a program for that   (Block Club Chicago)
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Treasurer Pappas welcomes His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael to bless Cook County with good luck for 2020  (Hellenic News of America)
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Maria Pappas explica cómo evitar que los impuestos de la propiedad sean vendidos el próximo 8 de Mayo  (Univisión WGBO/Canal 66)  Video File
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Pappas, Chicago-area elected officials urge residents to answer the 2020 Census  (WTTW/Channel 11)  Video File
Monday, February 3, 2020
Pappas and other Cook County, Chicago and federal elected officials urge residents to return the 2020 Census questionnaire  (Press Release)
Tesorera del Condado de Cook y líderes políticos llaman a participar en el Censo 2020  (Telemundo WSNS/Channel 44)  Video File
Cook County unveils first public computer dedicated to 2020 census   (Chicago Sun-Times)
Maria Pappas y autoridades del condado de Cook hacen un llamado para participar en el Censo 2020  (Univisión WGBO/Canal 66)  Video File
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Pappas: Total debts of local governments in Cook County soar to more than $157 billion  (Press Release)
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Pappas says tax relief program can help seniors struggling to pay Cook County property taxes   (Lawndale News)
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Pappas: Tax relief program helps senior citizens struggling to pay Cook County property taxes  (Press Release)
Monday, January 13, 2020
Cook County Owes $79 Million In Unclaimed Property Tax Refunds; Do You Have Money Coming?   (WBBM/Channel 2 )  Video File
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Cook County homeowners missing out on property tax refunds, exemptions   (WBEZ/91.5 FM)  Audio File
Friday, January 3, 2020
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