Chicago Property Tax Attorneys

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We’ve been helping people like you lower your Chicago property tax bill since 1985!

We are a Chicago property tax law firm that has been in business for over 40 years! Our firm has been successful in securing tax reductions in Cook County and surrounding counties. Happiness starts in the home. That is why we want to make filing your Chicago property taxes, whether they’re residential, commercial, or industrial, less taxing. Who wouldn’t want a lower property tax bill?

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Whether your property is commercial, industrial, or residential, our property tax lawyers and staff have unmatched experience with assessment appeals before the Cook County Assessor and Board of Review. We have experience at the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (“PTAB”) and in the Circuit Court of Cook County.

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Latest News from Schiller Law, P.C.

Keep up to date with all the latest news and tax updates in Cook County.

Finance chair rips county officials over late property tax bills

Apr 6, 2022

If second-half bills are pushed into 2023, taxpayers would not be able to deduct them from this year’s taxes. That’s one reason John Daley is pushing Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and Board of Review Chairman Larry Rogers to solve the problem. Read more at...

Your tax bill will be late, Cook County. Here’s why that’s not good news.

Apr 6, 2022

Read more at https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/cook-county-tax-bill-delay-will-hurt-local-governments-crains-editorial.

Kaegi botched COVID tax relief

Feb 8, 2022

The Cook County assessor cut values based on jobs he thought neighborhoods would lose due to the pandemic. It was a wild miscalculation that worked out well for some, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot, not so well for residents of a poor South Side neighborhood.

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“I’ve been a client of Schiller, Strauss and Levin for many years. Leonard Schiller, Melissa Cross and their entire team have saved me thousands in real estate taxes over that period of time. They are experts in their field and their professionalism and communication with their clients is unparalleled in the industry. I highly recommend them.”

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“Your suggestion to use Melissa for property tax appeal turned out very well. They got it knocked down to $55k for next 3 years. Last year it was $50k and cook county had tried to raise it to $72k”

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