• Homeowners who want information about their property taxes can get 20 years of history by entering their street address in a box on the Treasurer’s Office home page called “Your Property Tax Overview.” The site informs taxpayers if they’ve made an overpayment and how to access it. The Treasurer’s office is currently sitting on $78 million in unclaimed overpayments.

• Under Pappas’ leadership, the office has conducted multiple studies, revealing information that benefits all Cook County residents. She is especially concerned about areas with high Black and Brown populations that are marred by violent crime and a high population exit rate. “There are certain areas of the city where you literally can’t give the property away,” she said.

• In 2019, Treasurer Pappas sponsored -- and the Cook County Board approved -- the Debt Disclosure Ordinance allowing taxpayers to see the operational and pension debts of each governmental entity on the 1^st installment of their property tax bills. Why is this important? “The higher the debt, the higher the property taxes,” she said.

• A downloadable brochure, "The Property Tax System," is available in English and 26 other languages. Check it out here: https://www.cookcountytreasurer.com/pamphlets.aspx?language=english

• Treasurer Pappas launched a “Black and Latino Houses Matter” program earlier this year to help homeowners take advantage of tax refunds and exemptions. A phone bank co-hosted by WLS-TV resulted in $12.5 million being returned to taxpayers.

• Find out if you are owed a property tax refund;
• Request your bill to be sent via email or download a copy;
• See the studies which the office has done, including:

1. Voter Turnout 2011 – 2020
2. 20-Year Property Tax History by local and county taxing bodies
3. Debt Study – View taxing district debt attributed to your property.