Cook County Seal
MARIA PAPPAS,
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
MARIA PAPPAS,
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
Scroll Left
Payments
Exemptions
Refunds
Seniors
Your Tax Bill
Tax Sale
Foreign Language Brochures
Forms
About The Office
News and Video
Scroll Right
Close Section
Payments
Check Your Payment Status or Make an Online Payment
Pay By Mail or In Person
Pay At Chase Bank
Pay At Your Local Community Bank
Get a Copy of Your Tax Bill
Returned Checks
Information about Prior Year Property Taxes
Paying First Installment Property Taxes Early
If Taxes Were Sold
Single or Multiple Payments Via ACH
Multiple Payments Via Wire Transfer
Close Section
Exemptions
Exemption History Search
Lists of Properties Missing Senior Exemptions
Homeowner Exemption
Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption
Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Exemption
Persons with Disability Exemption
Home Improvement Exemption
Property Tax Relief for Military Personnel
Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption
First Responder's Surviving Spouse Tax Abatement
Close Section
Refunds
Overpayment Refund Search
Overpayment Refund Status Search
How to Apply for a Property Tax Refund
Uncashed Check Search
Property Tax Appeal Board Refunds
Estate Search
Close Section
Seniors
Exemptions
The Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program
Third-Party Notification
Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption
Close Section
Your Tax Bill
Understanding Your Bill
Get a Copy of Your Tax Bill
About Your Property Index Number (PIN)
Update Your Name or Mailing Address
Monitoring Your Mortgage
Taxing Districts' Financial Statements and Disclosures
Sign In to Your Electronic Billing Account
20-Year Tax Bill History
Close Section
Tax Sale
Avoid the Tax Year 2018 Annual Tax Sale
Tax Year 2018 Annual Sale Information
Close Section
Foreign Language Brochures
Foreign Language Brochures
Close Section
Forms
Update Your Name or Mailing Address
Duplicate or Overpayment Refund
Property Tax Appeal Board Refunds
Certificate of Error Refund
Third Party Notification Request
Property Tax Relief for Military Personnel
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
Close Section
About The Office
Duties and Responsibilities of the Cook County Treasurer
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer's Biography
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer's Resume
Freedom of Information Requests
State of the Office
Investment Policy
Close Section
News and Video
News and Video Library
Important Dates
Close
Open Menu
Menu
Close Menu
Close
  • Payments
    Payments
    • Check Your Payment Status or Make an Online Payment
    • Pay By Mail or In Person
    • Pay At Chase Bank
    • Pay At Your Local Community Bank
    • Get a Copy of Your Tax Bill
    • Returned Checks
    • Information about Prior Year Property Taxes
    • Paying First Installment Property Taxes Early
    • If Taxes Were Sold
    • Single or Multiple Payments Via ACH
    • Multiple Payments Via Wire Transfer
  • Exemptions
    Exemptions
    • Exemption History Search
    • Lists of Properties Missing Senior Exemptions
    • Homeowner Exemption
    • Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption
    • Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Exemption
    • Persons with Disability Exemption
    • Home Improvement Exemption
    • Property Tax Relief for Military Personnel
    • Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption
    • First Responder's Surviving Spouse Tax Abatement
  • Refunds
    Refunds
    • Overpayment Refund Search
    • Overpayment Refund Status Search
    • How to Apply for a Property Tax Refund
    • Uncashed Check Search
    • Property Tax Appeal Board Refunds
    • Estate Search
  • Seniors
    Seniors
    • Exemptions
    • The Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program
    • Third-Party Notification
    • Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption
  • Your Tax Bill
    Your Tax Bill
    • Understanding Your Bill
    • Get a Copy of Your Tax Bill
    • About Your Property Index Number (PIN)
    • Update Your Name or Mailing Address
    • Monitoring Your Mortgage
    • Taxing Districts' Financial Statements and Disclosures
    • Sign In to Your Electronic Billing Account
    • 20-Year Tax Bill History
  • Tax Sale
    Tax Sale
    • Avoid the Tax Year 2018 Annual Tax Sale
    • Tax Year 2018 Annual Sale Information
  • Foreign Language Brochures
    Foreign Language Brochures
    • Foreign Language Brochures
  • Forms
    Forms
    • Update Your Name or Mailing Address
    • Duplicate or Overpayment Refund
    • Property Tax Appeal Board Refunds
    • Certificate of Error Refund
    • Third Party Notification Request
    • Property Tax Relief for Military Personnel
    • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
  • About The Office
    About The Office
    • Duties and Responsibilities of the Cook County Treasurer
    • Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer's Biography
    • Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer's Resume
    • Freedom of Information Requests
    • State of the Office
    • Investment Policy
  • News and Video
    News and Video
    • News and Video Library
    • Important Dates
Pappas: Which properties have the biggest property tax increases since 2000? If you didn’t vote … Don’t complain.
Cook County Treasurer's Office - 1/5/2021

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas today released a study which reveals the properties in Chicago and the suburbs with the largest property tax increases since 2000, dramatic examples of how the tax burden has soared on homeowners and businesspeople.

Called “The Top 50,” the report lists the 50 Property Index Numbers (PINs) with the largest tax increases from 2000 to 2019 in Chicago and the suburbs, both residential and commercial. The report is a new chapter in “The Pappas Study,” an unprecedented study that shows the county’s tax bills virtually doubling over 20 years, an increase that is nearly triple the 36 percent rise in the cost of living index.

“If you don’t exercise your right to vote, then you have no right to complain about how property taxes have climbed since 2000,” Pappas said, noting the low percentage of the voting-age population that participates in elections.

“The Pappas Study” is dedicated to former Chicago Tribune editorial page editor John McCormick and former editor R. Bruce Dold for their tireless efforts to make Chicagoland a better place to live.

According to the Top 50, the residential properties with the largest property tax increases from 2000 to 2019 are:

  • In Chicago, a condominium on East Lake Shore Drive, where the tax bill jumped 1,890 percent, from $6,731.71 to $133,954.83
  • In the suburbs, a two-story residence on Ardsley Road in Winnetka, where the tax bill grew 1,174 percent, from $53,014.39 to $675,486.36

The commercial properties with the largest property tax increases from 2000 to 2019 are:

  • In Chicago, an office building at 300 E. Randolph St., where the tax bill rose 141 percent, from $8,140,176.71 to $19,599,942.28
  • In the suburbs, a shopping center at 1000 E. Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, where the tax bill rose 53 percent, from $12,847,013.47 to $19,633,920.16

“There is a solution to the problem of skyrocketing taxes,” Pappas said. “Vote!”

In Chicago, 29 percent of the voting-age population in Chicago has cast ballots in elections held from 2011 through the March, 17, 2020, primary, Pappas said. In the suburbs, the percentage is 26 percent, according to research by the Treasurer's Office.

“Too many people are voting with their feet instead of at the ballot box,” Pappas said. “If you don’t hold elected officials accountable, then you only have yourself to blame,” she said.

20-year tax history search added to cookcountytreasurer.com

Every property owner can see how much their property taxes have grown over 20 years by visiting cookcountytreasurer.com. Just follow these steps:

  • Select the purple box labeled “Your Property Tax Overview”
  • Enter your address or Property Index Number (PIN)
  • Select the tab on the left that says “20-Year Tax Bill History”
  • See an interactive map that shows how property taxes billed have increased in Chicago wards and suburbs since 2001

The Top 50 report also breaks down the 50 largest residential and commercial property tax increases in each of Chicago’s wards.

The report analyzed the property tax bills for PINs which did not change property tax classifications from 2000 to 2019. For residential properties, the report analyzed properties with only a Homeowner's Exemption during those years and excluded properties with other property tax exemptions, such as the Senior Citizen Exemption.

COOK COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE
Cook County Treasurer's Office
118 North Clark Street, Room 112
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 443-5100
Copyright © 2000 - 2021
Cook County Treasurer's Office
All Rights Reserved
Disclaimer of Liability
STAY CONNECTED
Facebook Twitter YouTube SignUp
CONTACT US
Office Hours
Contact Us by Phone
Contact Us by Email
Sign Up for Electronic Tax Billing
Sign Up for Email Notifications
Research a Topic
COOK COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Cook County Government
County Assessor
Board of Review
County Clerk
County Clerk - Recordings
County Treasurer
Cook County Property Tax Portal
Payments
Check Your Payment Status or Make an Online Payment
Pay By Mail or In Person
Pay At Chase Bank
Pay At Your Local Community Bank
Get a Copy of Your Tax Bill
Returned Checks
Information about Prior Year Property Taxes
Paying First Installment Property Taxes Early
If Taxes Were Sold
Single or Multiple Payments Via ACH
Multiple Payments Via Wire Transfer
Exemptions and Savings
Exemption History Search
Lists of Properties Missing Senior Exemptions
Homeowner Exemption
Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption
Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Exemption
Persons with Disability Exemption
Home Improvement Exemption
Property Tax Relief for Military Personnel
Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption
First Responder's Surviving Spouse Tax Abatement
Refunds
Overpayment Refund Search
Overpayment Refund Status Search
How to Apply for a Property Tax Refund
Uncashed Check Search
Property Tax Appeal Board Refunds
Estate Search
Services for Seniors
Exemptions
The Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program
Third-Party Notification
Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption
Understanding Your Tax Bill
Understanding Your Bill
Get a Copy of Your Tax Bill
About Your Property Index Number (PIN)
Update Your Name or Mailing Address
Monitoring Your Mortgage
Taxing Districts' Financial Statements and Disclosures
Sign In to Your Electronic Billing Account
20-Year Tax Bill History
Tax Sale
Avoid the Tax Year 2018 Annual Tax Sale
Tax Year 2018 Annual Sale Information
Foreign Language Brochures
Foreign Language Brochures
Forms
Update Your Name or Mailing Address
Duplicate or Overpayment Refund
Property Tax Appeal Board Refunds
Certificate of Error Refund
Third Party Notification Request
Property Tax Relief for Military Personnel
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
About the Office
Duties and Responsibilities of the Cook County Treasurer
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer's Biography
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer's Resume
Freedom of Information Requests
State of the Office
Investment Policy
News and Video
News and Video Library
Important Dates
Listen or translate this website
with Browse Aloud
Translate this website with Google™ Translate:
Language Translation Service Disclaimer
The Cook County Treasurer's Office website was designed to meet the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Unknown 0.0