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Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has posted the First Installment Tax Year 2021 bills on cookcountytreasurer.com. The First Installment, which is 55% of the previous year’s total tax, is due […]
Applications for the second round of Emergency Rental Assistance Program Funding will open on Monday, December 6. This funding will provide rental assistance for tenants and landlords financially impacted during […]
Illinois REALTORS® released a new study, Color and Collateral, which shows that race plays a potentially large role in the rejection of home loan applications and appraised values of homes […]
Each month, the Chicago Association of REALTORS® hosts Coffee With Your GADs to keep you updated on what is happening in the government that affects your business. Watch the playback from our […]
ALL EYES ON BUDGETS FOLLOWING SUMMER RECESS Most government bodies took a recess in August, including Chicago’s City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, with plans to reconvene […]
Each month, the Chicago Association of REALTORS® hosts Coffee With Your GADs to keep you updated on what is happening in the government that affects your business. Watch the playback from our […]
We voice our adamant opposition to the proposed Just Cause Eviction Ordinance. Not only is the ordinance an outright violation of private property rights, wherein you no longer have a […]
The Illinois eviction moratorium was set to expire on September 18, but Governor Pritzker’s office has said it will be once again be extended until October 3. Governor Pritzker previously […]
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the first sale in more than two years of delinquent property taxes. About 36,000 properties are part of this first tax sale, totaling […]
The Cook County Treasurer’s Office conducted an analysis of 2020 property taxes, which shows that Black and Latino property owners are bearing the brunt of 2020’s property tax increases. The […]
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and her office have sent out the second property tax bill installment, which is due October 1. Late payments will be charged 1.5% per month. […]
For years, the Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) has put landlords and housing providers at a disadvantage. Alderman Brian Hopkins is sponsoring O2021-1911, which amends the current, outdated RLTO adopted in […]