97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3519
 
Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
35 ILCS 200/3-70 new
35 ILCS 200/6-65 new

     Amends the Property Tax Code.  Provides that the Cook County Board of Review and the Cook County Assessor must each post on their websites certain information concerning assessment appeals and law firms representing property owners.  Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by adding 
5Sections 3-70 and 6-65 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/3-70 new)
7    Sec. 3-70. Cook County Assessor's website; appeals.  The 
8Cook County Assessor shall post the following information on 
9its Internet website:
10        (1)  the total number of appeals filed with the Cook 
11    County Assessor; 
12        (2)  the number of appeals filed with the Cook County 
13    Assessor that received an assessment reduction, including 
14    the complaint number for each of those appeals; 
15        (3)  the total number of pro se appeals filed with the 
16    Cook County Assessor; 
17        (4)  the number of pro se appeals filed with the Cook 
18    County Assessor that received an assessment reduction, 
19    including the complaint number for each of those appeals; 
20        (5)  the average property tax savings for individual, 
21    pro se property owners who were successful in their 
22    assessment appeals; and 
23        (6) a list of attorneys, individuals, and law firms 
 
 
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1    representing property owners in assessment appeals, 
2    including the number of appeals filed by each attorney, 
3    individual, or law firm and the percentage of those appeals 
4    that received an assessment reduction. 
5    This information shall be updated within 60 days after the 
6close of each township filing period, as established by the 
7Assessor. 
 
8    (35 ILCS 200/6-65 new)
9    Sec. 6-65. Cook County Board of Review website; appeals.  
10The Cook County Board of Review shall post the following 
11information on its Internet website:
12        (1)  the total number of appeals filed with the Board of 
13    Review; 
14        (2)  the number of appeals filed with the Board of 
15    Review that received an assessment reduction, including 
16    the complaint number for each of those appeals; 
17        (3)  the total number of pro se appeals filed with the 
18    Board of Review; 
19        (4)  the number of pro se appeals filed with the Board 
20    of Review that received an assessment reduction, including 
21    the complaint number for each of those appeals; 
22        (5)  the average property tax savings for individual, 
23    pro se property owners who were successful in their 
24    assessment appeals; and 
25        (6) a list of attorneys, individuals, and law firms 
 
 
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1    representing property owners in assessment appeals, 
2    including the number of appeals filed by each attorney, 
3    individual, or law firm and the percentage of those appeals 
4    that received an assessment reduction. 
5    This information shall be updated within 60 days after the 
6close of each township filing period, as established by the 
7Board of Review. 
 
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.