The Cook County Board of Review is an independent office created by statute by the
Illinois General Assembly
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and is governed by three commissioners who are elected by district for two- or four-year terms.
Cook County
Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 20 ...
, which includes
Chicago
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' second-most populous county (after
Los Angeles County, California
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) with a population of 5.2 million residents.
History
The board had been first created after the task of hearing tax appeals was transferred from the
Cook County Board of Commissioners
The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago, is the Uni ...
to a three member Board of Review.
The Revenue Act of 1939 converted this appeals system into a two member Cook County Board of Appeals.
[ Both members were elected in a single ]at-large
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election held quadrennially. It remained this way until 1998.[ In 1996, the ]Illinois Legislature
The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818 ...
successfully passed Public Act 89-671, which made it so that, in 1998, the Cook County Board of Appeals would be renamed Cook County Board of Review and be reconstituted as a three-member body.[
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Responsibilities
The Board of Review allows residential and commercial property owners to contest an assessment made by the Cook County assessor that they believe incorrect or unjust. The Cook County Board of Review is vested with quasi-judicial powers to adjudicate taxpayer complaints or recommend exempt status of real property, which includes: residential, commercial, industrial, condominium property, and vacant land. There are approximately 1.8 million parcels of property in Cook County
Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 20 ...
. The Board of Review adjudicated 422,713 parcel appeals in the 2012 assessment year.History of the Cook County Board of Review
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Elections
Members are elected by district.
The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.
Scheduled elections for each seat over the next twenty years are as follows:
*District 1: 2022
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, 2026, 2030, 2032, 2036, 2040
*District 2: 2022, 2026, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2038
*District 3: 2022, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2034, 2038
Composition
Commissioners
Current
This is a list of the Cook County Board Of Review Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of December 2020.
Past
Individuals who served on the original three-member Cook County Board of Review included Patrick Nash Patrick may refer to:
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Individuals who served on the two-member Cook County Board of Appeals included Joseph Berrios
Joseph "Joe" Berrios (born February 14, 1952) is a Democratic politician who was the Assessor and Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party of Cook County, Illinois, as well as a registered Illinois state government lobbyist. He was the fir ...
, Wilson Frost
Wilson Lee Frost (December 27, 1925 – May 5, 2018) was an American politician and former Chicago, Illinois alderman, Frost served as alderman of the city's 21st (1967–1971) and 34th wards (1971–1987), totaling twenty years in Chicago's City ...
, Pat Quinn, and Harry H. Semrow
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From 1957 until 1961, Semrow served in the Illinois House of Representatives as a Democratic Party (United States), Democr ...
.
Members of the Cook County Board of Review (1998–present)
See also
* Cook County Board of Commissioners
The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago, is the Uni ...
* Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. The council is gaveled into session regularly, usually mont ...
References
External links
Cook County Board Of Review
''official government website''
{{Cook County, Illinois government