2024 First Installment Property Tax Bills

First installment property tax bills have been mailed out for nearly 1.8 million Cook County properties. The payments for the first installment bills are due March 4, 2025. Payments can be made online by visiting the Cook County Treasurer’s website (you will need your address or property tax identification number). 

First installment tax bills account for 55% of the total taxes from the previous year. The second installment bill will include any exemptions applied to your property. If you want to learn more about protesting your property tax bill, please contact Jason Newton at [email protected] or George Banakis at [email protected], or call 312-648-2300.

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