THE PAPPAS STUDY
COOK COUNTY TREASURER
MARIA PAPPAS PRESENTS
20-YEAR PROPERTY TAX HISTORY
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DEDICATION
This study is dedicated to John McCormick and R. Bruce Dold for their tireless efforts
to make Chicagoland a better place to live.
Maria Pappas
Cook County Treasurer
October 2020
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
• 20-Year Property Tax Change on cookcountytreasurer.com 5
• Overall Historical Property Taxes Billed 14
• Overall Impact on Residential Property Tax Bills 28
• Overall Impact on Commercial Property Tax Bills 37
• Levy Increases by Individual Taxing Districts 46
• Historical Impact of Referenda 70
• Summary Findings of the Pappas Study 79
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20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Homeowners and business owners in Cook County are overburdened by
property taxes, a trend that began more than two decades ago and is reaching a
crisis today because of the pandemic.
No local government office hears daily tales of financial woe more than the
Cook County Treasurer’s Office, where taxpayers, especially seniors, pour out their
hearts to staff along with their list of unpaid bills for property taxes, utilities, and
medical care.
For the first time ever, Treasurer Maria Pappas has created a new tool on
cookcountytreasurer.com for property owners to see the 20-year change in their
property taxes. Enter a property address to see taxes in 2000 compared to taxes in
2019 for all 1.7 million properties. Further, interactive maps show overall changes by
suburb or Chicago ward.
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"The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 5
20-YEAR PROPERTY TAX CHANGE ON
COOKCOUNTYTREASURER.COM
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Links to download the study
and view interactive maps.
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
cookcountytreasurer.com
Search by Address or
Property Index Number (PIN)
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Amount in Tax Year 2000
Amount in Tax Year 2019
Difference
Percent Changed
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cookcountytreasurer.com
Sample: City of Chicago
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Amount in Tax Year 2000
Amount in Tax Year 2019
Difference
Percent Changed
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cookcountytreasurer.com
Sample: Suburban Cook
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View Pappas Study and
Interactive Maps (By Suburban
Municipality or City Ward)
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cookcountytreasurer.com
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Summary by Individual Tax Year
Pay Status by Tax Year
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cookcountytreasurer.com
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Interactive Chicago Ward Map
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Interactive Suburban Map
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OVERALL HISTORICAL
PROPERTY TAXES BILLED
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HISTORICAL PROPERTY TAX BILLED
• Total taxes billed all Cook County increased 99 percent in 20 years, rising from
$7.85 billion in 2000 to $15.58 billion in 2019.
• Total taxes billed in the City of Chicago increased 115 percent in 20 years,
jumping from $3.25 billion to $6.99 billion.
• Total taxes billed in Suburban Cook County increased 87 percent in 20 years,
increasing from $4.59 billion in 2000 to $8.59 billion in 2019.
• The analysis is based on the tax bills sent to Cook County property owners each
year from Tax Year 2000 to Tax Year 2019. These are the amounts property
owners were actually asked to pay.
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20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
$7.85
$15.58
$0
$2
$4
$6
$8
$10
$12
$14
$16
$18
All Property Taxes Billed in Cook County – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
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Increase:
$7.73 billion
99%
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Billions
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$3.25
$6.99
$0
$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
$7
$8
All Property Taxes Billed in Chicago – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN CHICAGO
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Increase:
$3.74 billion
115%
Billions
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$4.59
$8.59
$0
$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
$7
$8
$9
$10
All Property Taxes Billed in Suburban Cook – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN SUBURBAN COOK
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Increase:
$4.00 billion
87%
Billions
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PROPERTY TAX INCREASES VS. WAGE AND COST OF LIVING
• Since 2000, property tax bills have increased
• 99 percent in all of Cook County.
• 115 percent in all of Chicago.
• 87 percent in all of the Suburbs.
• Average wages have increased 57 percent for all public and private employees in
Cook County since 2000.
• Source: Wages, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages.
• Cost of living has increased 36 percent during the same period.
• Cost of living is the average increase in consumer goods and services.
• Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all Urban
Consumers, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin.
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20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
114.8%
98.6%
87.1%
56.8%
36.3%
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% 120.0% 140.0%
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
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Definitions and Sources:
Wages – Average annual salary in Cook County (2000-2018), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Cost of Living – Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Total Property Taxes Billed – The amount property owners are asked to pay, Cook County Property Master File
Cost of Living
Wages
Suburban Cook County
All Cook County
City of Chicago
All Property Taxes Billed vs. Average Annual Wages vs. Cost of Living
Tax Year 2000 to 2019
Ward 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
3 $32,851,636 $174,367,671 $141,516,034 431%
27 $69,239,254 $291,973,284 $222,734,031 322%
1 $44,017,241 $160,114,334 $116,097,093 264%
25 $50,992,708 $181,931,356 $130,938,648 257%
32 $80,492,418 $251,039,198 $170,546,781 212%
26 $25,810,774 $69,968,254 $44,157,481 171%
47 $76,747,754 $203,372,197 $126,624,442 165%
11 $42,577,289 $112,665,386 $70,088,098 165%
28 $32,485,746 $78,787,890 $46,302,144 143%
2 $169,789,395 $399,168,046 $229,378,651 135%
33 $39,804,930 $91,525,742 $51,720,812 130%
43 $138,990,708 $317,958,254 $178,967,546 129%
44 $100,205,041 $227,921,253 $127,716,212 127%
42 $914,771,498 $2,022,955,461 $1,108,183,963 121%
4 $75,002,836 $164,365,520 $89,362,684 119%
46 $54,327,111 $116,542,909 $62,215,797 115%
40 $51,546,534 $107,277,140 $55,730,606 108%
35 $32,080,695 $66,482,693 $34,401,998 107%
12 $27,807,294 $55,586,726 $27,779,432 100%
48 $51,194,973 $99,591,540 $48,396,568 95%
24 $16,031,561 $30,180,884 $14,149,323 88%
19 $49,275,739 $92,103,201 $42,827,462 87%
37 $24,792,173 $44,535,350 $19,743,177 80%
20 $19,459,964 $34,870,273 $15,410,309 79%
30 $36,913,383 $65,296,034 $28,382,652 77%
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Sorted by % Change – All Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
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Ward 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
5 $41,212,157 $72,789,739 $31,577,581 77%
45 $64,287,928 $112,452,494 $48,164,566 75%
36 $37,103,726 $63,673,833 $26,570,106 72%
39 $65,504,876 $111,916,237 $46,411,362 71%
13 $33,192,060 $55,080,399 $21,888,339 66%
31 $36,921,414 $61,249,614 $24,328,200 66%
23 $40,418,390 $66,239,848 $25,821,458 64%
38 $53,660,552 $86,873,225 $33,212,672 62%
15 $14,340,089 $23,158,443 $8,818,354 61%
50 $48,822,517 $75,922,534 $27,100,017 56%
6 $24,190,092 $37,602,498 $13,412,406 55%
29 $41,193,156 $63,876,355 $22,683,199 55%
14 $39,157,379 $60,704,307 $21,546,928 55%
21 $26,726,702 $41,157,532 $14,430,831 54%
49 $41,241,327 $63,032,894 $21,791,567 53%
8 $35,198,886 $53,730,610 $18,531,724 53%
22 $23,643,386 $34,920,376 $11,276,990 48%
9 $26,723,411 $38,998,565 $12,275,155 46%
16 $19,629,564 $28,544,290 $8,914,726 45%
7 $24,810,961 $35,465,763 $10,654,802 43%
34 $24,169,298 $33,952,771 $9,783,473 40%
17 $20,915,266 $28,393,629 $7,478,363 36%
41 $135,360,579 $180,545,003 $45,184,424 33%
10 $33,956,379 $43,316,425 $9,360,046 28%
18 $44,116,499 $56,080,693 $11,964,195 27%
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50 CHICAGO WARDS – ALL PROPERTIES
Sorted by % Change – All Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
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*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – All Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Markham $13,998,329 $36,168,270 $22,169,941 158%
Lemont $21,174,275 $54,346,262 $33,171,987 157%
Bartlett $19,291,264 $47,949,989 $28,658,725 149%
South Barrington $15,272,795 $37,903,471 $22,630,676 148%
Western Springs $24,323,455 $60,004,934 $35,681,479 147%
Glenview $100,290,403 $245,997,451 $145,707,048 145%
McCook $8,488,231 $20,365,321 $11,877,089 140%
Lynwood $8,567,057 $19,904,217 $11,337,160 132%
Country Club Hills $19,720,926 $45,805,016 $26,084,090 132%
Brookfield $22,090,537 $50,830,699 $28,740,162 130%
Oak Park $96,944,344 $222,969,357 $126,025,013 130%
Kenilworth $12,358,568 $28,177,382 $15,818,814 128%
Burr Ridge $13,310,026 $30,163,901 $16,853,875 127%
Riverside $15,942,139 $36,112,987 $20,170,849 127%
Hometown $2,592,499 $5,815,456 $3,222,957 124%
Willow Springs $9,346,379 $20,935,946 $11,589,568 124%
North Lake $23,177,969 $51,660,541 $28,482,572 123%
La Grange $30,714,072 $68,016,483 $37,302,411 121%
Hinsdale $6,790,840 $14,978,603 $8,187,763 121%
River Grove $12,622,867 $27,472,415 $14,849,549 118%
Evergreen Park $26,413,907 $57,091,643 $30,677,736 116%
Winnetka $55,252,956 $119,334,370 $64,081,414 116%
Chicago $3,253,705,251 $6,990,258,676 $3,736,553,425 115%
Tinley Park $68,473,760 $146,176,016 $77,702,255 113%
Barrington $12,871,797 $27,382,658 $14,510,861 113%
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Sorted by % Change – All Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Matteson $36,471,078 $77,000,363 $40,529,284 111%
Phoenix $1,295,068 $2,728,903 $1,433,835 111%
Morton Grove $44,072,479 $92,737,670 $48,665,191 110%
Buffalo Grove $19,290,841 $40,537,001 $21,246,161 110%
Maywood $23,890,718 $50,100,192 $26,209,474 110%
Glencoe $39,194,128 $82,124,600 $42,930,472 110%
Wilmette $76,926,093 $160,861,724 $83,935,631 109%
Inverness $20,203,398 $42,147,860 $21,944,462 109%
Robbins $3,067,686 $6,372,380 $3,304,694 108%
Rosemont $44,584,721 $92,030,850 $47,446,129 106%
Schiller Park $22,023,946 $45,118,327 $23,094,381 105%
Midlothian $14,593,797 $29,871,072 $15,277,275 105%
River Forest $29,585,780 $59,501,774 $29,915,994 101%
Barrington Hills $9,141,121 $18,376,911 $9,235,789 101%
La Grange Park $19,491,153 $39,129,394 $19,638,241 101%
Park Ridge $82,513,354 $165,402,183 $82,888,828 100%
Streamwood $47,735,421 $95,394,868 $47,659,448 100%
Palos Heights $23,726,252 $47,296,547 $23,570,295 99%
Burbank $29,428,571 $58,569,065 $29,140,494 99%
Blue Island $19,683,404 $38,994,717 $19,311,312 98%
Orland Park $112,573,641 $222,175,838 $109,602,196 97%
Burnham $5,045,495 $9,893,224 $4,847,729 96%
Roselle $5,415,104 $10,602,702 $5,187,597 96%
Palos Park $11,047,520 $21,462,953 $10,415,433 94%
Northfield $22,535,652 $43,718,010 $21,182,359 94%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – All Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Lincolnwood $33,753,615 $65,479,620 $31,726,005 94%
Harwood Heights $12,644,114 $24,494,534 $11,850,421 94%
Golf $1,888,238 $3,651,413 $1,763,175 93%
Wheeling $72,020,440 $139,143,228 $67,122,787 93%
Northbrook $113,086,468 $218,266,897 $105,180,429 93%
Evanston $146,132,037 $281,781,123 $135,649,087 93%
Franklin Park $53,114,994 $102,406,499 $49,291,506 93%
Calumet Park $8,031,318 $15,443,268 $7,411,950 92%
Norridge $22,071,571 $42,368,170 $20,296,599 92%
Harvey $30,686,658 $58,681,702 $27,995,044 91%
South Holland $38,355,041 $72,847,294 $34,492,254 90%
Summit $13,137,562 $24,907,548 $11,769,986 90%
Skokie $137,024,098 $258,971,336 $121,947,239 89%
Posen $4,625,509 $8,723,518 $4,098,009 89%
Elgin $27,085,393 $51,004,622 $23,919,229 88%
Forest Park $23,542,764 $44,305,274 $20,762,511 88%
Dolton $27,195,722 $51,161,589 $23,965,867 88%
Ford Heights $1,802,952 $3,385,013 $1,582,060 88%
Richton Park $15,768,744 $29,468,037 $13,699,293 87%
Oak Lawn $77,535,583 $144,632,259 $67,096,676 87%
Crestwood $20,646,871 $38,494,194 $17,847,322 86%
Hanover Park $19,551,029 $36,221,143 $16,670,114 85%
Palatine $115,579,991 $214,058,569 $98,478,578 85%
Flossmoor $22,119,653 $40,715,527 $18,595,874 84%
Worth $11,906,934 $21,803,893 $9,896,959 83%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – All Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Elk Grove Village $114,595,828 $209,768,572 $95,172,744 83%
Mount Prospect $100,839,892 $184,557,150 $83,717,258 83%
Glenwood $11,863,337 $21,705,360 $9,842,023 83%
Bridgeview $34,911,608 $63,568,467 $28,656,859 82%
Melrose Park $45,014,609 $81,857,421 $36,842,812 82%
Park Forest $20,966,284 $38,121,334 $17,155,050 82%
Stone Park $4,579,867 $8,325,808 $3,745,941 82%
Alsip $42,738,084 $77,276,861 $34,538,777 81%
Orland Hills $8,314,174 $14,987,615 $6,673,440 80%
Lansing $43,330,419 $78,090,720 $34,760,301 80%
Des Plaines $119,604,136 $215,522,395 $95,918,259 80%
Lyons $13,386,447 $23,824,249 $10,437,802 78%
Oak Forest $37,399,085 $66,346,453 $28,947,368 77%
Merrionette Park $2,894,480 $5,122,952 $2,228,472 77%
Dixmoor $3,334,165 $5,899,496 $2,565,331 77%
Calumet City $52,467,499 $92,058,533 $39,591,035 75%
Berwyn $61,146,721 $106,978,949 $45,832,228 75%
Hillside $18,950,595 $33,065,902 $14,115,308 74%
Prospect Heights $26,187,517 $45,505,797 $19,318,280 74%
Bellwood $25,536,304 $44,250,654 $18,714,350 73%
Elmwood Park $30,612,813 $52,942,903 $22,330,091 73%
Arlington Heights $181,583,726 $311,913,746 $130,330,020 72%
Hickory Hills $20,875,019 $35,767,826 $14,892,807 71%
Justice $11,969,675 $20,440,838 $8,471,163 71%
Niles $68,949,510 $117,517,266 $48,567,756 70%
Sauk Village $10,126,769 $17,222,908 $7,096,139
70%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – All Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Hazel Crest $18,393,275 $31,205,232 $12,811,958 70%
East Hazel Crest $2,551,306 $4,324,211 $1,772,905 69%
North Riverside $15,274,314 $25,845,778 $10,571,464 69%
Forest View $4,673,667 $7,902,189 $3,228,522 69%
Stickney $9,129,597 $15,345,268 $6,215,671 68%
Chicago Ridge $25,250,639 $41,930,813 $16,680,174 66%
Palos Hills $23,516,331 $38,993,213 $15,476,883 66%
Riverdale $17,620,479 $29,211,952 $11,591,473 66%
Westchester $30,324,676 $50,185,531 $19,860,855 65%
Indian Head Park $7,505,684 $12,336,734 $4,831,050 64%
Berkeley $8,428,706 $13,833,030 $5,404,324 64%
Hoffman Estates $106,946,875 $173,891,259 $66,944,384 63%
Countryside $15,423,584 $24,999,108 $9,575,524 62%
Homewood $37,703,353 $60,978,737 $23,275,383 62%
Olympia Fields $15,324,018 $24,514,850 $9,190,832 60%
Schaumburg $232,101,417 $370,285,355 $138,183,938 60%
Cicero $74,306,264 $118,292,126 $43,985,862 59%
Steger $4,415,735 $6,835,955 $2,420,220 55%
Rolling Meadows $62,788,285 $96,844,354 $34,056,069 54%
Chicago Heights $46,764,929 $72,036,231 $25,271,302 54%
Hodgkins $14,613,190 $22,492,089 $7,878,898 54%
Bedford Park $42,444,490 $61,986,618 $19,542,128 46%
Thornton $6,936,780 $10,047,271 $3,110,491 45%
South Chicago
Heights
$6,424,840 $9,294,237 $2,869,397 45%
Broadview $23,481,394 $33,018,286 $9,536,892 41%
Unincorporated $162,204,494 $224,113,170
$61,908,677 38%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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OVERALL IMPACT ON RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY TAX BILLS
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$1.33
$2.45
$3.51
$5.29
$0.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
Chicago Suburbs
Billions
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Residential Tax Increase
$2.18 billion
164%
Residential Tax Increase
$2.84 billion
116%
2000
2000
2019
2019
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Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAXES
CHICAGO VS. SUBURBAN COOK
Ward 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
3
$11,163,557 $107,510,371 $96,346,814
863%
42
$56,845,640 $332,480,365 $275,634,725
485%
25
$13,473,281 $77,919,389 $64,446,107
478%
27
$15,744,582 $84,395,719 $68,651,137
436%
1
$27,472,734 $125,528,083 $98,055,349
357%
11
$17,770,539 $74,652,176 $56,881,638
320%
4
$16,763,487 $60,528,773 $43,765,285
261%
32
$57,443,992 $204,120,205 $146,676,213
255%
26
$16,590,222 $55,489,225 $38,899,003
234%
47
$46,699,474 $154,171,979 $107,472,505
230%
33
$21,748,775 $68,050,374 $46,301,599
213%
28
$13,553,942 $40,389,274 $26,835,332
198%
2
$81,679,303 $236,966,210 $155,286,906
190%
46
$25,232,146 $72,733,561 $47,501,415
188%
40
$29,395,589 $80,098,135 $50,702,546
172%
48
$25,064,374 $67,162,714 $42,098,341
168%
44
$56,718,458 $151,270,426 $94,551,968
167%
43
$100,389,157 $264,663,516 $164,274,359
164%
49
$13,383,318 $35,055,870 $21,672,552
162%
35
$18,879,299 $49,311,625 $30,432,325
161%
20
$7,149,334 $17,837,115 $10,687,781
149%
12
$12,688,321 $28,329,044 $15,640,723
123%
24
$7,226,297 $15,752,112 $8,525,815
118%
5
$20,607,899 $41,813,613 $21,205,714
103%
30
$24,718,439 $49,833,794 $25,115,355
102%
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
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Ward 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
45
$43,237,472 $86,850,618 $43,613,146
101%
39
$43,116,229 $86,517,305 $43,401,076
101%
19
$39,348,255 $77,893,182 $38,544,927
98%
50
$28,465,324 $53,802,191 $25,336,866
89%
41
$58,077,989 $108,344,758 $50,266,769
87%
31
$21,158,087 $39,265,573 $18,107,486
86%
23
$23,742,407 $41,895,483 $18,153,076
76%
36
$25,182,297 $44,112,374 $18,930,077
75%
29
$21,391,342 $37,377,028 $15,985,687
75%
13
$26,862,444 $46,503,179 $19,640,735
73%
37
$14,241,812 $24,608,314 $10,366,502
73%
14
$18,286,227 $30,885,491 $12,599,264
69%
38
$45,096,598 $75,942,887 $30,846,289
68%
6
$14,122,949 $22,452,039 $8,329,090
59%
10
$13,943,114 $21,356,313 $7,413,199
53%
8
$18,547,889 $28,353,329 $9,805,440
53%
15
$10,343,774 $15,564,130 $5,220,356
50%
18
$25,088,245 $37,610,104 $12,521,859
50%
22
$12,929,251 $19,122,546 $6,193,295
48%
7
$13,705,708 $20,251,937 $6,546,229
48%
21
$16,020,415 $23,347,989 $7,327,574
46%
9
$16,720,266 $23,575,107 $6,854,841
41%
16
$10,686,063 $14,696,144 $4,010,080
38%
17
$13,004,302 $16,804,169 $3,799,867
29%
34
$17,409,681 $20,932,287 $3,522,606
20%
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
October 2020
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32October 2020
Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Matteson $10,839,614 $39,657,827 $28,818,213 266%
Phoenix $599,834 $1,913,649 $1,313,815 219%
Lemont $14,268,254 $42,926,834 $28,658,580 201%
Markham $6,020,696 $17,830,263 $11,809,567 196%
South Barrington $10,470,657 $29,904,416 $19,433,759 186%
McCook $267,689 $744,314 $476,625 178%
Willow Springs $6,340,407 $17,409,164 $11,068,758 175%
Schiller Park $6,215,105 $17,064,911 $10,849,806 175%
Bartlett $14,289,287 $39,061,083 $24,771,797 173%
Forest Park $10,274,410 $27,000,813 $16,726,404 163%
Oak Park $67,719,707 $177,658,116 $109,938,409 162%
Barrington $6,880,807 $17,577,247 $10,696,439 155%
Western Springs $22,368,263 $57,011,531 $34,643,268 155%
Lynwood $5,287,633 $13,447,915 $8,160,282 154%
Wheeling $23,739,201 $59,873,046 $36,133,844 152%
Morton Grove $25,849,898 $64,951,385 $39,101,487 151%
Brookfield $17,910,110 $44,955,656 $27,045,547 151%
La Grange $22,868,334 $56,087,475 $33,219,142 145%
Rosemont $2,351,366 $5,765,253 $3,413,887 145%
Summit $5,564,635 $13,521,142 $7,956,507 143%
Glenview $69,164,657 $167,586,249 $98,421,593 142%
Franklin Park $11,438,937 $27,599,434 $16,160,497 141%
Riverside $13,921,474 $33,458,634 $19,537,160 140%
Tinley Park $45,438,074 $108,039,890 $62,601,816 138%
Burr Ridge $9,502,883 $22,431,307 $12,928,423 136%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Countryside $4,270,534 $10,076,081 $5,805,547 136%
Alsip $11,165,355 $26,160,352 $14,994,997 134%
North Riverside $4,730,874 $11,082,130 $6,351,256 134%
Hoffman Estates $45,690,125 $106,569,689 $60,879,564 133%
Roselle $3,514,783 $8,186,257 $4,671,473 133%
Hodgkins $379,904 $883,508 $503,603 133%
Bedford Park $542,534 $1,261,162 $718,628 132%
Kenilworth $11,796,478 $27,246,339 $15,449,861 131%
Bridgeview $10,056,394 $23,192,135 $13,135,740 131%
River Grove $7,097,214 $16,340,635 $9,243,421 130%
Evergreen Park $15,618,126 $35,909,422 $20,291,295 130%
Midlothian $9,643,260 $22,152,589 $12,509,328 130%
Des Plaines $47,779,178 $109,209,289 $61,430,111 129%
Hometown $2,179,982 $4,964,573 $2,784,591 128%
Robbins $1,353,243 $3,077,265 $1,724,022 127%
Palatine $69,521,320 $157,826,832 $88,305,512 127%
Hinsdale $6,361,861 $14,438,912 $8,077,050 127%
Northfield $14,121,825 $31,895,103 $17,773,279 126%
Burbank $19,409,336 $43,693,190 $24,283,855 125%
Palos Heights $15,536,775 $34,812,482 $19,275,707 124%
Skokie $64,888,965 $145,329,896 $80,440,931 124%
La Grange Park $15,538,551 $34,643,418 $19,104,867 123%
Streamwood $32,063,948 $71,180,747 $39,116,799 122%
Orland Hills $4,933,061 $10,930,664 $5,997,603 122%
Northbrook $62,774,690 $139,063,220 $76,288,530 122%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Winnetka $50,780,413 $112,270,640 $61,490,227 121%
North Lake $6,797,631 $14,980,552 $8,182,921 120%
Schaumburg $65,232,677 $142,739,902 $77,507,225 119%
Buffalo Grove $14,929,219 $32,658,411 $17,729,193 119%
Harwood Heights $6,359,580 $13,905,018 $7,545,438 119%
Park Ridge $64,281,815 $139,687,325 $75,405,510 117%
Posen $2,533,154 $5,494,964 $2,961,810 117%
Blue Island $10,085,179 $21,874,972 $11,789,793 117%
Inverness $18,391,949 $39,748,728 $21,356,779 116%
East Hazel Crest $906,833 $1,958,804 $1,051,971 116%
Elk Grove Village $29,723,326 $63,897,276 $34,173,950 115%
Orland Park $66,100,966 $141,784,197 $75,683,231 114%
Lincolnwood $18,578,902 $39,776,452 $21,197,550 114%
Norridge $13,122,488 $28,072,252 $14,949,764 114%
Barrington Hills $8,344,495 $17,844,440 $9,499,946 114%
Wilmette $66,084,282 $141,308,951 $75,224,669 114%
Worth $7,356,593 $15,690,326 $8,333,734 113%
Maywood $15,162,531 $32,164,520 $17,001,989 112%
River Forest $25,336,297 $53,698,390 $28,362,093 112%
Hanover Park $12,483,231 $26,337,463 $13,854,231 111%
Glencoe $36,583,050 $77,128,653 $40,545,603 111%
Mount Prospect $56,000,130 $117,587,501 $61,587,371 110%
Evanston $88,869,348 $186,342,018 $97,472,670 110%
Rolling Meadows $21,837,287 $45,748,542 $23,911,255 109%
Arlington Heights $98,627,049 $206,357,060 $107,730,011 109%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Justice $7,135,194 $14,862,110 $7,726,915 108%
Hillside $5,639,311 $11,727,628 $6,088,317 108%
Country Club Hills $16,006,171 $32,822,365 $16,816,193 105%
Golf $1,593,818 $3,264,068 $1,670,250 105%
Richton Park $9,382,827 $19,148,635 $9,765,809 104%
Harvey $11,733,337 $23,926,914 $12,193,576 104%
Burnham $2,207,106 $4,463,597 $2,256,491 102%
Lyons $6,689,647 $13,501,009 $6,811,362 102%
Oak Lawn $50,278,816 $100,611,852 $50,333,037 100%
Elgin $16,263,643 $32,452,162 $16,188,519 100%
Melrose Park $11,577,101 $23,000,965 $11,423,864 99%
Calumet City $21,619,674 $42,836,859 $21,217,185 98%
Niles $28,718,060 $56,877,572 $28,159,512 98%
Lansing $21,160,524 $41,835,849 $20,675,325 98%
Stickney $4,489,977 $8,872,901 $4,382,924 98%
Riverdale $7,195,266 $14,210,640 $7,015,375 97%
Forest View $684,795 $1,350,747 $665,953 97%
Oak Forest $26,212,043 $51,354,437 $25,142,393 96%
Berkeley $4,280,812 $8,364,830 $4,084,019 95%
Prospect Heights $17,439,081 $34,001,437 $16,562,356 95%
Palos Park $9,224,114 $17,973,365 $8,749,251 95%
South Holland $20,066,185 $38,505,524 $18,439,339 92%
Hickory Hills $12,881,548 $24,596,197 $11,714,649 91%
Berwyn $41,383,436 $78,799,173 $37,415,737 90%
Dixmoor $735,029 $1,396,332 $661,303 90%
Chicago Ridge $8,022,453 $15,231,175 $7,208,722
90%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Stone Park $2,164,771 $4,088,079 $1,923,308 89%
Dolton $16,855,496 $31,775,181 $14,919,685 89%
Elmwood Park $23,644,508 $44,429,955 $20,785,447 88%
Westchester $19,283,325 $36,171,736 $16,888,411 88%
Park Forest $14,881,518 $27,784,158 $12,902,640 87%
Glenwood $7,653,627 $14,231,604 $6,577,978 86%
Calumet Park $4,126,353 $7,640,725 $3,514,372 85%
Merrionette Park $936,018 $1,726,076 $790,059 84%
Chicago Heights $17,622,076 $32,340,053 $14,717,978 84%
Crestwood $7,913,906 $14,517,077 $6,603,170 83%
Palos Hills $16,643,168 $30,276,583 $13,633,415 82%
Flossmoor $19,032,575 $34,548,594 $15,516,019 82%
Steger $2,844,047 $5,122,513 $2,278,466 80%
Olympia Fields $9,242,959 $16,644,085 $7,401,126 80%
Bellwood $14,005,134 $25,189,046 $11,183,912 80%
Unincorporated $98,162,645 $175,688,505 $77,525,860 79%
Broadview $5,483,534 $9,609,205 $4,125,672 75%
Hazel Crest $12,144,224 $20,863,148 $8,718,925 72%
Cicero $38,319,493 $65,214,985 $26,895,492 70%
Indian Head Park $6,634,949 $11,178,397 $4,543,449 68%
Homewood $22,466,072 $37,750,802 $15,284,730 68%
South Chicago
Heights
$2,328,562 $3,898,842 $1,570,280 67%
Ford Heights $769,422 $1,264,034 $494,612 64%
Thornton $2,106,227 $3,302,003 $1,195,777 57%
Sauk Village $5,203,131 $7,793,332 $2,590,201 50%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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OVERALL IMPACT ON COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY TAX BILLS
October 2020
$1.92
$2.15
$3.48
$3.30
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
Chicago Suburbs
Billions
2000
2000
2019
2019
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Commercial Tax Increase
$1.55 billion
81%
Commercial Tax Increase
$1.16 billion
54%
October 2020
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAXES
CHICAGO VS. SUBURBAN COOK
Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
October 2020
Ward 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
27
$53,562,420 $207,577,565 $154,015,145
288%
3
$21,690,495 $66,857,300 $45,166,806
208%
25
$36,952,730 $104,011,967 $67,059,237
181%
1
$16,507,571 $34,611,496 $18,103,925
110%
32
$23,019,772 $46,893,748 $23,873,976
104%
28
$18,923,196 $38,398,617 $19,475,421
103%
42
$858,339,333 $1,690,475,096 $832,135,763
97%
34
$6,755,058 $13,020,485 $6,265,426
93%
37
$10,536,745 $19,927,036 $9,390,291
89%
15
$4,025,238 $7,594,313 $3,569,075
89%
2
$88,081,075 $162,201,836 $74,120,761
84%
12
$15,121,846 $27,257,682 $12,135,836
80%
4
$58,206,181 $103,836,748 $45,630,566
78%
44
$43,454,931 $76,650,826 $33,195,895
76%
21
$10,707,388 $17,809,543 $7,102,156
66%
47
$29,727,857 $49,200,218 $19,472,361
66%
24
$8,803,887 $14,428,772 $5,624,885
64%
36
$11,954,823 $19,561,458 $7,606,636
64%
26
$9,262,128 $14,479,029 $5,216,901
56%
16
$8,914,577 $13,848,146 $4,933,569
55%
9
$10,002,400 $15,423,458 $5,421,058
54%
8
$16,650,998 $25,377,282 $8,726,284
52%
11
$24,954,863 $38,013,210 $13,058,347
52%
6
$10,067,143 $15,150,459 $5,083,316
50%
46
$29,161,913 $43,809,348 $14,647,435
50%
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
Ward 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
5
$20,630,295 $30,977,667 $10,347,373
50%
22
$10,714,135 $15,797,830 $5,083,695
47%
17
$7,911,506 $11,589,459 $3,677,954
46%
23
$16,719,538 $24,344,365 $7,624,827
46%
19
$9,931,686 $14,210,019 $4,278,333
43%
14
$20,874,299 $29,818,816 $8,944,517
43%
31
$15,754,126 $21,984,042 $6,229,916
40%
20
$12,315,347 $17,031,617 $4,716,271
38%
43
$38,596,969 $53,294,738 $14,697,769
38%
7
$11,105,252 $15,213,826 $4,108,573
37%
13
$6,282,372 $8,577,220 $2,294,848
37%
29
$19,777,622 $26,499,327 $6,721,704
34%
33
$17,929,599 $23,475,368 $5,545,769
31%
35
$13,318,506 $17,171,068 $3,852,563
29%
38
$8,563,955 $10,930,338 $2,366,383
28%
30
$12,220,006 $15,462,241 $3,242,235
27%
48
$26,130,599 $32,428,826 $6,298,227
24%
45
$21,025,394 $25,601,876 $4,576,483
22%
40
$22,492,439 $27,179,005 $4,686,566
21%
39
$22,377,131 $25,398,933 $3,021,802
14%
10
$20,013,265 $21,960,112 $1,946,847
10%
50
$20,354,087 $22,120,344 $1,766,257
9%
49
$27,841,412 $27,977,024 $135,612
0%
18
$19,028,253 $18,470,589 ($557,664)
-3%
41
$77,282,590 $72,200,245 ($5,082,345)
-7%
50 CHICAGO WARDS – COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
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41October 2020
Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Country Club Hills $3,714,755 $12,982,651 $9,267,897 249%
Glenview $31,125,746 $78,411,201 $47,285,455 152%
McCook $8,220,542 $19,621,007 $11,400,465 139%
Markham $7,977,633 $18,338,008 $10,360,374 130%
North Lake $16,380,338 $36,679,989 $20,299,651 124%
Hometown $412,518 $850,883 $438,365 106%
Maywood $8,728,187 $17,935,672 $9,207,485 105%
Ford Heights $1,033,530 $2,120,978 $1,087,449 105%
Rosemont $42,233,355 $86,265,597 $44,032,242 104%
Burr Ridge $3,807,143 $7,732,594 $3,925,451 103%
River Grove $5,525,653 $11,131,780 $5,606,127 101%
Calumet Park $3,904,966 $7,802,543 $3,897,577 100%
Flossmoor $3,087,079 $6,166,934 $3,079,855 100%
Lynwood $3,279,424 $6,456,302 $3,176,878 97%
Evergreen Park $10,795,781 $21,182,222 $10,386,441 96%
Robbins $1,714,443 $3,295,114 $1,580,672 92%
Sauk Village $4,923,638 $9,429,576 $4,505,938 92%
Palos Park $1,823,407 $3,489,589 $1,666,182 91%
Glencoe $2,611,078 $4,995,947 $2,384,869 91%
Burnham $2,838,389 $5,429,628 $2,591,239 91%
Crestwood $12,732,965 $23,977,117 $11,244,152 88%
South Holland $18,288,856 $34,341,771 $16,052,915 88%
Dolton $10,340,226 $19,386,408 $9,046,182 87%
Harvey $18,953,321 $34,754,788 $15,801,467 83%
Buffalo Grove $4,361,622 $7,878,590 $3,516,968 81%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Wilmette $10,841,811 $19,552,773 $8,710,962 80%
Franklin Park $41,676,057 $74,807,066 $33,131,009 79%
Blue Island $9,598,226 $17,119,745 $7,521,519 78%
Bartlett $5,001,977 $8,888,905 $3,886,929 78%
Glenwood $4,209,710 $7,473,756 $3,264,045 78%
Schiller Park $15,808,841 $28,053,416 $12,244,575 77%
Melrose Park $33,437,508 $58,856,456 $25,418,948 76%
Stone Park $2,415,096 $4,237,729 $1,822,633 75%
Merrionette Park $1,958,462 $3,396,876 $1,438,414 73%
Dixmoor $2,599,136 $4,503,164 $1,904,028 73%
Orland Park $46,472,675 $80,391,641 $33,918,965 73%
Elk Grove Village $84,872,502 $145,871,297 $60,998,794 72%
Elgin $10,821,750 $18,552,459 $7,730,710 71%
Park Forest $6,084,766 $10,337,176 $4,252,410 70%
Lincolnwood $15,174,713 $25,703,168 $10,528,455 69%
Harwood Heights $6,284,534 $10,589,517 $4,304,983 69%
Evanston $57,262,689 $95,439,105 $38,176,416 67%
South Barrington $4,802,138 $7,999,055 $3,196,917 67%
Kenilworth $562,090 $931,043 $368,953 66%
Tinley Park $23,035,687 $38,136,126 $15,100,439 66%
Hazel Crest $6,249,051 $10,342,084 $4,093,033 65%
Lemont $6,906,021 $11,419,428 $4,513,407 65%
Bellwood $11,531,170 $19,061,608 $7,530,438 65%
Forest View $3,988,872 $6,551,441 $2,562,569 64%
Wheeling $48,281,239 $79,270,182 $30,988,943 64%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Barrington $5,990,989 $9,805,411 $3,814,422 64%
Lansing $22,169,895 $36,254,871 $14,084,976 64%
Bridgeview $24,855,214 $40,376,333 $15,521,119 62%
Alsip $31,572,729 $51,116,509 $19,543,780 62%
Richton Park $6,385,918 $10,319,401 $3,933,484 62%
Oak Lawn $27,256,767 $44,020,406 $16,763,639 62%
Hillside $13,311,284 $21,338,275 $8,026,991 60%
Norridge $8,949,083 $14,295,917 $5,346,835 60%
Calumet City $30,847,825 $49,221,674 $18,373,849 60%
Winnetka $4,472,543 $7,063,730 $2,591,187 58%
Skokie $72,135,132 $113,641,440 $41,506,308 58%
Northbrook $50,311,778 $79,203,677 $28,891,899 57%
Midlothian $4,950,537 $7,718,484 $2,767,947 56%
Oak Park $29,224,637 $45,311,241 $16,086,604 55%
Chicago Ridge $17,228,187 $26,699,638 $9,471,452 55%
Streamwood $15,671,473 $24,214,122 $8,542,649 55%
Posen $2,092,355 $3,228,554 $1,136,200 54%
Lyons $6,696,800 $10,323,240 $3,626,441 54%
Western Springs $1,955,192 $2,993,404 $1,038,211 53%
Morton Grove $18,222,581 $27,786,285 $9,563,704 52%
Homewood $15,237,282 $23,227,935 $7,990,653 52%
Palos Heights $8,189,477 $12,484,066 $4,294,588 52%
La Grange $7,845,738 $11,929,008 $4,083,269 52%
Hodgkins $14,233,286 $21,608,581 $7,375,295 52%
Niles $40,231,450 $60,639,694 $20,408,244 51%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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44October 2020
Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Summit $7,572,927 $11,386,405 $3,813,479 50%
Mount Prospect $44,839,762 $66,969,648 $22,129,886 49%
Burbank $10,019,235 $14,875,875 $4,856,639 48%
Des Plaines $71,824,958 $106,313,106 $34,488,148 48%
Cicero $35,986,771 $53,077,141 $17,090,370 47%
Matteson $25,631,464 $37,342,535 $11,711,071 46%
Bedford Park $41,901,957 $60,725,457 $18,823,500 45%
Riverdale $10,425,213 $15,001,311 $4,576,098 44%
East Hazel Crest $1,644,473 $2,365,407 $720,934 44%
Berwyn $19,763,286 $28,179,776 $8,416,490 43%
Park Ridge $18,231,540 $25,714,858 $7,483,318 41%
Brookfield $4,180,428 $5,875,043 $1,694,615 41%
Northfield $8,413,827 $11,822,907 $3,409,080 41%
North Riverside $10,543,439 $14,763,648 $4,220,209 40%
Hanover Park $7,067,797 $9,883,680 $2,815,882 40%
Hickory Hills $7,993,471 $11,171,629 $3,178,158 40%
Thornton $4,830,553 $6,745,268 $1,914,715 40%
Stickney $4,639,620 $6,472,367 $1,832,747 40%
River Forest $4,249,483 $5,803,384 $1,553,901 37%
Schaumburg $166,868,741 $227,545,453 $60,676,713 36%
Chicago Heights $29,142,853 $39,696,178 $10,553,324 36%
Worth $4,550,341 $6,113,567 $1,563,226 34%
Oak Forest $11,187,042 $14,992,017 $3,804,975 34%
Countryside $11,153,050 $14,923,028 $3,769,977 34%
Indian Head Park $870,735 $1,158,337 $287,601 33%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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45October 2020
Sorted by % Change – Property Taxes Billed – Tax Years 2000 – 2019
City / Village 2000 2019 $ Change % Change
Inverness $1,811,449 $2,399,131 $587,683 32%
Berkeley $4,147,895 $5,468,200 $1,320,306 32%
South Chicago
Heights
$4,096,278 $5,395,395 $1,299,117 32%
Golf $294,420 $387,345 $92,925 32%
Prospect Heights $8,748,436 $11,504,360 $2,755,924 32%
Riverside $2,020,665 $2,654,353 $633,689 31%
Forest Park $13,268,354 $17,304,461 $4,036,107 30%
Broadview $17,997,860 $23,409,080 $5,411,220 30%
Olympia Fields $6,081,059 $7,870,765 $1,789,706 29%
Arlington Heights $82,956,678 $105,556,686 $22,600,009 27%
Roselle $1,900,321 $2,416,445 $516,124 27%
Westchester $11,041,351 $14,013,795 $2,972,444 27%
Palos Hills $6,873,163 $8,716,630 $1,843,467 27%
Hinsdale $428,979 $539,692 $110,712 26%
Rolling Meadows $40,950,998 $51,095,812 $10,144,814 25%
Elmwood Park $6,968,304 $8,512,948 $1,544,644 22%
Palatine $46,058,671 $56,231,737 $10,173,066 22%
Orland Hills $3,381,114 $4,056,951 $675,837 20%
Willow Springs $3,005,972 $3,526,782 $520,810 17%
Phoenix $695,234 $815,253 $120,020 17%
Justice $4,834,480 $5,578,728 $744,248 15%
La Grange Park $3,952,602 $4,485,977 $533,374 13%
Hoffman Estates $61,256,750 $67,321,570 $6,064,820 10%
Steger $1,571,688 $1,713,442 $141,753 9%
Unincorporated $64,041,849 $48,424,665 ($15,617,184) -24%
Barrington Hills $796,627 $532,470
($264,157) -33%
*Cities / Villages with over 100 taxable properties in Cook County.
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LEVY INCREASES BY
INDIVIDUAL TAXING DISTRICTS
October 2020
• To examine Cook County’s 558 individual taxing districts requires analyzing tax
levy extensions.
• Tax levy extensions are the amounts requested by taxing districts from property
taxes.
• 39 taxing districts have more than doubled their tax levy extension.
• This analysis examines tax levy extensions from Tax Year 2006 to Tax Year 2019.
Tax levies and extensions prior to this are not available.
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 47
TAXING DISTRICT LEVY EXTENDED TO TAX BILLS
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
• Cook County has 82 home rule taxing districts which do not need to obtain
voter approval to increase property taxes.
• Home rule authority applies only to cities / villages that either have
populations of more than 25,000 or whose voters elect home rule powers via
referendum.
• Cook County has 476 non-home rule taxing districts whose property taxes are
capped by law unless voters approve otherwise.
• By referenda, voters can:
1. Raise the tax caps – Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL)
restricts a non-home rule taxing districts from increasing property
taxes by the cost of living
or 5 percent, whichever is lower.
2. Approve bond issues – A bond is a form of debt that local
governments can issue in order to finance long term projects.
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 48
WHAT DOES “HOME RULE” MEAN?
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 49
TAX LEVY EXTENSIONS – HOME RULE VS NON- HOME RULE
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
Classification
Number of Taxing
Districts
2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Home Rule
(Voter approval NOT
required to raise taxes)
82 $2,146,949,389 $3,586,348,779 $1,439,399,391 67%
Non-Home Rule
(Voter approval IS
required to raise taxes)
476 $7,462,769,807 $10,736,453,856 $3,273,684,049 44%
Total 558 $9,609,719,195 $14,322,802,635 $4,713,083,440 49%
• Property tax levy extensions have increased much more, on a percentage basis, in
home-rule governments compared to their counterparts without home-rule powers.
Cook County government is one of
the largest taxing districts, but has
increased its tax levy extension by
only 8% since 2006.
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 50
COUNTY OF COOK AS AN INDIVIDUAL TAXING DISTRICT
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
$721.72
$781.54
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
2006 2019
Millions
Increase: 8%
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 51
Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Village of Schaumburg
$110,687
$19,698,205
$19,587,518
17696%
Village of Midlothian
$1,169,964
$6,761,563
$5,591,598
478%
Robbins Park District
$62,347
$271,392
$209,046
335%
City of Prospect Heights
$506,832
$2,134,787
$1,627,955
321%
Hometown Fire Protection District
$160,919
$592,712
$431,793
268%
Village of Bridgeview
$4,897,512
$16,702,221
$11,804,709
241%
Riverdale Park District
$235,104
$795,709
$560,604
238%
Mokena Fire Protection Disttrict
$558
$1,815
$1,257
225%
Community Unit School District 300 (Carpentersville)
$1,630,239
$4,906,006
$3,275,768
201%
Village of Olympia Fields
$1,005,025
$2,983,857
$1,978,832
197%
Village of Hazel Crest
$3,817,583
$10,755,056
$6,937,472
182%
Oak Brook Park District
$990
$2,667
$1,677
169%
Village of Riverdale
$3,780,977
$9,957,098
$6,176,121
163%
Rosemont School District 78
$2,350,964
$5,864,867
$3,513,903
149%
Village of Lansing
$6,330,865
$15,727,019
$9,396,153
148%
Village of Orland Hills
$398,473
$989,110
$590,637
148%
East Dundee – Countryside Fire
$488,825
$1,195,593
$706,768
145%
Village of Inverness
$1,133,631
$2,716,086
$1,582,455
140%
Village of River Grove
$2,739,108
$6,550,997
$3,811,889
139%
South Cook Mosquito Abatement Harvey
$1,368,093
$3,265,135
$1,897,042
139%
Village of Burnham
$1,463,491
$3,453,732
$1,990,241
136%
Richton Park Public Library District
$628,554
$1,458,244
$829,690
132%
Village of Phoenix
$300,371
$694,150
$393,779
131%
Village of Alsip
$5,911,173
$13,632,313
$7,721,141
131%
City of Chicago
$749,130,159
$1,689,081,206
$939,951,047
125%
Village of Rosemont
$5,697,670
$12,753,561
$7,055,891
124%
Village of Deerfield
$789,938
$1,716,471
$926,533
117%
Midlothian Park District
$1,026,108
$2,228,043
$1,201,934
117%
Village of Stone Park
$1,506,996
$3,225,984
$1,718,988
114%
Kenilworth Park District
$335,916
$714,453
$378,536
113%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
% Change – Tax Levy Extension – Tax Years 2006 – 2019
Denotes Home Rule authority; voter approval NOT required to raise taxes.
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
City of North Lake
$3,084,668
$6,506,099
$3,421,431
111%
Village of Northbrook
$14,663,812
$30,904,581
$16,240,769
111%
Roselle Fire Protection District
$175,418
$361,040
$185,622
106%
Village of McCook
$2,135,690
$4,372,158
$2,236,467
105%
Village of Dolton
$7,517,761
$15,355,604
$7,837,842
104%
City of Harvey
$9,480,645
$19,263,472
$9,782,827
103%
Lemont Park District
$2,231,047
$4,486,272
$2,255,224
101%
City of Chicago Heights
$14,233,212
$28,526,535
$14,293,323
100%
Village of Forest View
$1,014,000
$2,030,704
$1,016,704
100%
Village of Norridge
$0
$2,184,948
$2,184,948
100%
Matteson Area Public Library District
$2,765,740
$2,765,740
100%
Tri-State Fire Protection District
$1,265,294
$1,265,294
100%
Logan Square Avondale Hermosas Expanded Mental Health Services
$904,046
$904,046
100%
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District Chicago Heights
$0
$92,744
$92,744
100%
Ford Heights Park District
$38,753
$38,753
100%
Palos Fire Protection District
$3,502,211
$6,975,088
$3,472,877
99%
Village of Calumet Park
$2,975,991
$5,917,496
$2,941,504
99%
Village of Thornton
$1,492,090
$2,961,949
$1,469,859
99%
Village of Maywood
$13,158,090
$26,040,198
$12,882,107
98%
City of Country Club Hills
$9,372,718
$18,491,377
$9,118,658
97%
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
$2,227,439
$4,384,072
$2,156,633
97%
City of Markham
$7,226,559
$14,194,352
$6,967,793
96%
Rosemont Park District
$980,640
$1,919,485
$938,846
96%
Brookfield - La Grange Park School District 95
$6,713,682
$13,061,079
$6,347,397
95%
Maywood Park District
$317,122
$616,846
$299,723
95%
City of Berwyn
$17,759,320
$34,499,538
$16,740,218
94%
Village of Park Forest
$8,809,023
$17,088,983
$8,279,960
94%
Village of Wheeling
$8,971,350
$17,313,912
$8,342,562
93%
East Prairie School District 73 (Skokie)
$5,540,492
$10,547,474
$5,006,982
90%
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205
$20,402
$38,732
$18,330
90%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
% Change – Tax Levy Extension – Tax Years 2006 – 2019
Denotes Home Rule authority; voter approval NOT required to raise taxes.
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Village of Oak Park
$24,322,229
$46,131,386
$21,809,157
90%
Harvey Public Library District
$1,387,028
$2,628,918
$1,241,890
90%
City of Rolling Meadows
$10,207,451
$19,205,687
$8,998,235
88%
Poplar Creek Public Library District Streamwood
$3,061,088
$5,741,666
$2,680,578
88%
Oak Park School District 97
$45,847,985
$84,894,366
$39,046,381
85%
Village of Western Springs
$4,893,785
$9,038,668
$4,144,883
85%
Hodgkins Park District
$479,041
$883,968
$404,927
85%
Village of South Holland
$9,099,488
$16,687,635
$7,588,147
83%
Village of Robbins
$949,521
$1,737,661
$788,140
83%
Village of Kenilworth
$2,552,298
$4,621,039
$2,068,741
81%
Broadview Public Library District
$818,519
$1,481,368
$662,849
81%
Village of East Hazel Crest
$419,886
$756,042
$336,156
80%
Bartlett Fire District
$2,278,645
$4,082,423
$1,803,778
79%
Village of Hinsdale
$859,826
$1,530,901
$671,075
78%
Village of La Grange Park
$2,781,460
$4,938,075
$2,156,615
78%
Village of South Barrington
$1,877,278
$3,330,252
$1,452,975
77%
Village of Hanover Park
$3,743,901
$6,634,446
$2,890,545
77%
Village of Lynwood
$1,074,742
$1,898,717
$823,975
77%
Hodgkins Public Library District
$342,012
$599,550
$257,538
75%
City of Calumet City
$18,721,902
$32,660,939
$13,939,037
74%
Elgin Community College District 509
$7,511,704
$13,067,224
$5,555,520
74%
Roberts Park Fire Protection District (Hickory Hills/Justice)
$2,248,451
$3,910,894
$1,662,443
74%
Village of Melrose Park
$10,304,881
$17,866,369
$7,561,487
73%
Lighthouse Park District of Evanston
$74,442
$129,015
$54,573
73%
New Trier Township
$1,781,122
$3,079,960
$1,298,838
73%
Joliet Junior College District 525
$1,534,334
$2,652,205
$1,117,870
73%
City of Oak Forest
$6,545,687
$11,291,762
$4,746,075
73%
Kenilworth School District 38
$7,800,832
$13,440,131
$5,639,299
72%
Niles Township
$1,536,353
$2,630,441
$1,094,089
71%
Schiller Park School District 81
$9,518,506
$16,226,919
$6,708,413
70%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
% Change – Tax Levy Extension – Tax Years 2006 – 2019
Denotes Home Rule authority; voter approval NOT required to raise taxes.
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
School District 69 (Skokie/Morton Grove)
$15,456,398
$26,315,963
$10,859,565
70%
Country Club Hills School District 160
$5,706,205
$9,667,801
$3,961,595
69%
Village of Buffalo Grove
$2,572,578
$4,336,296
$1,763,718
69%
Central Stickney Park District
$421,654
$710,434
$288,780
68%
Village of Glenwood
$3,511,816
$5,907,257
$2,395,440
68%
South Palos Township Sanitary District Palos Park
$134,033
$225,324
$91,291
68%
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
$3,365,428
$5,652,261
$2,286,833
68%
Chicago Ridge Park District
$1,398,860
$2,338,367
$939,507
67%
Oak Park Park District
$6,359,654
$10,628,721
$4,269,067
67%
Village of Franklin Park
$10,074,521
$16,822,919
$6,748,398
67%
Village of Lemont
$2,189,644
$3,647,507
$1,457,863
67%
Wilmette Public School District 39
$34,218,848
$56,812,169
$22,593,321
66%
Village of Brookfield
$8,302,205
$13,765,433
$5,463,229
66%
Village of Wilmette
$11,810,029
$19,564,054
$7,754,025
66%
Berwyn South School District 100
$13,198,683
$21,854,850
$8,656,168
66%
Barrington Park District
$1,865,067
$3,079,038
$1,213,971
65%
Village of Elk Grove
$13,970,212
$23,036,697
$9,066,485
65%
River Forest School District 90
$14,338,661
$23,576,358
$9,237,697
64%
Mount Prospect Public School District 57
$16,062,323
$26,381,767
$10,319,444
64%
Golf School District 67 (Morton Grove)
$6,193,050
$10,137,709
$3,944,659
64%
La Grange School District 102
$23,078,777
$37,776,498
$14,697,721
64%
Bedford Park Public Library District
$873,684
$1,429,615
$555,932
64%
Barrington Hills Park District
$73,253
$119,717
$46,464
63%
North Palos Fire Protection District Palos Hills
$3,417,344
$5,573,194
$2,155,850
63%
Leyden Township
$5,608,088
$9,116,402
$3,508,314
63%
Chicago Board of Education
$1,956,740,063
$3,178,945,619
$1,222,205,556
62%
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30
$16,090,947
$26,025,654
$9,934,707
62%
Homewood School District 153
$10,949,619
$17,703,220
$6,753,601
62%
City of Blue Island
$5,623,462
$9,090,954
$3,467,492
62%
Village of Hodgkins
$2,531,683
$4,091,752
$1,560,070
62%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
% Change – Tax Levy Extension – Tax Years 2006 – 2019
Denotes Home Rule authority; voter approval NOT required to raise taxes.
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Village of Northfield
$3,261,151
$5,267,673
$2,006,522
62%
Village of Niles
$4,267,994
$6,882,079
$2,614,085
61%
Northfield Township
$3,001,215
$4,826,001
$1,824,786
61%
Palos Heights Fire Protection District
$2,490,363
$3,999,984
$1,509,621
61%
City of Evanston
$36,307,630
$58,159,146
$21,851,516
60%
Calumet Township
$912,360
$1,459,470
$547,109
60%
Riverside Public School District 96
$16,384,070
$26,188,574
$9,804,504
60%
Calumet School District 132
$4,030,130
$6,436,979
$2,406,849
60%
Orland Hills Library District
$153,446
$244,534
$91,089
59%
McCook Public Library District
$379,520
$603,452
$223,932
59%
Oakton College District Skokie Desplaines
$35,495,442
$56,406,271
$20,910,829
59%
Village of Hoffman Estates
$13,725,645
$21,809,928
$8,084,283
59%
Metro Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
$401,770,945
$638,197,855
$236,426,910
59%
Bartlett Park District
$1,916,905
$3,041,739
$1,124,834
59%
Village of Elmwood Park
$10,004,992
$15,844,983
$5,839,991
58%
Bremen Township
$1,728,260
$2,722,877
$994,617
58%
Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District
$2,850,994
$4,488,308
$1,637,314
57%
Prairie-Hills School District 144 (Markham)
$10,945,822
$17,218,118
$6,272,296
57%
Village of Posen
$865,746
$1,358,615
$492,869
57%
Forest Park Park District
$1,879,360
$2,945,953
$1,066,593
57%
Broadview Park District
$738,272
$1,157,088
$418,816
57%
Barrington Library Dist
$2,355,898
$3,691,386
$1,335,488
57%
Evanston/Skokie School District 65
$76,236,516
$119,341,181
$43,104,665
57%
Palos Township
$1,245,264
$1,942,918
$697,654
56%
Western Springs Park District
$613,714
$955,001
$341,286
56%
City of Burbank
$4,663,349
$7,256,344
$2,592,995
56%
Ridgewood Community High School District 234 (Norridge)
$11,228,422
$17,430,818
$6,202,396
55%
City of Palos Heights
$5,560,488
$8,604,457
$3,043,969
55%
Park Ridge Park District
$5,134,857
$7,944,916
$2,810,059
55%
Elementary School District 159 (Matteson)
$21,003,153
$32,479,774
$11,476,620
55%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
% Change – Tax Levy Extension – Tax Years 2006 – 2019
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Leyden High School District 212 (Franklin Park)
$48,380,655
$74,740,504
$26,359,849
54%
Village of Tinley Park
$14,091,323
$21,744,276
$7,652,952
54%
Lemont Fire Protection District
$4,932,208
$7,599,186
$2,666,978
54%
Central Stickney Fire Protection District
$562,309
$865,921
$303,612
54%
West Northfield School District 31 (Northbrook)
$11,313,745
$17,411,847
$6,098,102
54%
Maine Township High School District 207
$90,205,276
$138,788,932
$48,583,655
54%
Pleasantview Fire Protection District (La Grange Highlands, Burr Ridge, Hodgkins)
$6,260,334
$9,632,017
$3,371,683
54%
Village of Hillside
$8,543,365
$13,136,737
$4,593,372
54%
Glenbrook Sanitary District (Northbrook)
$59,898
$92,095
$32,197
54%
La Grange Highlands Sanitary District
$371,675
$571,283
$199,608
54%
Gail Borden Library District (Elgin)
$3,093,985
$4,744,887
$1,650,903
53%
Western Springs School District 101
$11,687,986
$17,914,143
$6,226,157
53%
La Grange School District 105
$14,889,443
$22,755,432
$7,865,989
53%
Village of Schiller Park
$6,626,253
$10,118,007
$3,491,754
53%
Community Consolidated School District 181 (Burr Ridge)
$5,933,143
$9,056,689
$3,123,546
53%
Berwyn Township
$1,338,360
$2,042,373
$704,012
53%
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A
$13,432,103
$20,488,749
$7,056,646
53%
Alsip, Hazelgreen and Oak Lawn School District 126
$15,495,910
$23,630,977
$8,135,067
52%
Palatine Park District
$10,286,289
$15,648,678
$5,362,389
52%
Dolton Riverside School District 148
$11,070,689
$16,810,053
$5,739,364
52%
Village of Roselle
$624,410
$947,752
$323,343
52%
Village of Palos Park
$1,291,634
$1,958,088
$666,454
52%
Markham Park District
$347,371
$526,532
$179,161
52%
North Maine Fire Protection District (Des Plaines)
$3,352,825
$5,073,114
$1,720,289
51%
Calumet City School District 155
$5,051,595
$7,631,577
$2,579,981
51%
Village of Streamwood
$8,325,874
$12,572,385
$4,246,510
51%
Lan-Oak Park District
$1,255,618
$1,894,216
$638,597
51%
Forest View Park District
$105,765
$159,260
$53,495
51%
Central Stickney Sanitary District Chicago
$35,744
$53,817
$18,073
51%
Winnetka Public School District 36
$30,412,844
$45,780,530
$15,367,686
51%
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Village of Willow Springs
$1,943,770
$2,922,546
$978,776
50%
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
$18,207,930
$27,365,371
$9,157,441
50%
Village of Flossmoor
$5,359,243
$8,045,728
$2,686,485
50%
Village of Berkeley
$3,373,898
$5,050,871
$1,676,973
50%
Avoca School District 37 (Glenview/Wilmette)
$9,639,223
$14,399,113
$4,759,890
49%
Reavis High School District 220 (Burbank)
$19,087,668
$28,467,511
$9,379,843
49%
Komarek School District 94 (North Riverside)
$3,768,626
$5,617,707
$1,849,081
49%
Oak Park Township
$3,523,394
$5,246,661
$1,723,267
49%
New Trier High School 203 (Winnetka)
$78,427,302
$116,560,576
$38,133,274
49%
Kirby School District 140 (Tinley Park)
$28,125,147
$41,766,089
$13,640,941
49%
Hickory Hills Park District
$1,026,365
$1,523,741
$497,376
48%
Lyons Township High School District 204
$48,616,902
$72,158,620
$23,541,718
48%
Hanover Township
$6,084,942
$9,027,457
$2,942,515
48%
Village of Chicago Ridge
$5,067,670
$7,513,243
$2,445,573
48%
Northwest Homer Fire Protection District Lockport
$56,398
$83,596
$27,198
48%
Village of Glenview
$14,485,026
$21,463,405
$6,978,380
48%
South Lyons Township Sanitary District Countryside
$256,728
$379,978
$123,250
48%
Thornton Township
$11,941,570
$17,660,913
$5,719,343
48%
Harper College Community College District 512 (Palatine)
$54,405,683
$80,423,679
$26,017,996
48%
Palatine Rural Fire Protection District
$2,956,574
$4,364,564
$1,407,990
48%
North Lake Fire Protection District
$2,623,274
$3,869,291
$1,246,017
47%
Glenview Park District
$13,026,490
$19,205,673
$6,179,183
47%
Village of River Forest
$5,694,160
$8,389,886
$2,695,726
47%
Riverside Township
$883,156
$1,300,570
$417,414
47%
Burbank School District 111
$25,124,791
$36,947,617
$11,822,826
47%
Village of Broadview
$4,745,272
$6,962,184
$2,216,912
47%
Indian Prairie Library District Darien
$151,157
$221,667
$70,510
47%
Glenbrook High Schools District 225 (Glenview)
$83,457,530
$122,377,006
$38,919,476
47%
Lemont High School District 210
$12,822,652
$18,736,253
$5,913,602
46%
Pennoyer School District 79 (Norridge)
$2,877,875
$4,205,018
$1,327,143
46%
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Village of Bedford Park
$9,568,209
$13,964,952
$4,396,743
46%
Winnetka Park District
$4,097,204
$5,967,703
$1,870,498
46%
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123
$26,433,658
$38,344,736
$11,911,078
45%
Village of Evergreen Park
$6,883,659
$9,979,110
$3,095,451
45%
Glenwood Lynwood Library
$1,395,771
$2,021,564
$625,793
45%
Northbrook School District 28
$25,700,627
$37,212,217
$11,511,591
45%
Village of Harwood Heights
$1,377,627
$1,993,124
$615,497
45%
Park Ridge/Niles School District 64
$49,029,337
$70,844,756
$21,815,419
44%
Evanston Township High School District 202
$52,551,871
$75,838,791
$23,286,921
44%
Veterans Park District Melrose Park
$3,829,336
$5,518,324
$1,688,988
44%
Green Hills Library District (Palos Hills)
$1,959,530
$2,810,517
$850,987
43%
Franklin Park Library District
$1,437,284
$2,059,323
$622,038
43%
Central Stickney School District 110
$3,105,572
$4,447,675
$1,342,104
43%
Community Consolidated School District 62 (Des Plaines)
$51,255,210
$73,355,113
$22,099,904
43%
Morton Grove Park District
$2,610,450
$3,735,534
$1,125,084
43%
Franklin Park School District 84
$12,470,416
$17,827,598
$5,357,182
43%
Village of Bartlett
$3,942,174
$5,631,152
$1,688,979
43%
School District U-46 (Elgin)
$98,132,216
$140,086,358
$41,954,143
43%
Crestwood Library District
$408,680
$582,898
$174,219
43%
Plum Grove Woodlands Sanitary District Palatine
$27,757
$39,557
$11,800
43%
Cicero Township
$30,997,279
$44,163,184
$13,165,905
42%
Hanover Park Park District
$1,000,326
$1,424,962
$424,636
42%
Village of Bensenville
$77,599
$110,486
$32,887
42%
South Holland School District 150
$6,144,955
$8,747,281
$2,602,326
42%
Roselle Public Library
$158,055
$224,631
$66,575
42%
Village of Crestwood
$1,325,332
$1,881,361
$556,029
42%
Mannheim School District 83 (Franklin Park)
$30,051,021
$42,651,710
$12,600,689
42%
Village of Richton Park
$2,240,876
$3,175,880
$935,004
42%
Northlake Public Library
$1,900,296
$2,691,864
$791,568
42%
Grande Prairie Library (Hazel Crest)
$1,162,245
$1,645,624
$483,378
42%
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Glenview Public School District 34
$40,117,317
$56,744,652
$16,627,335
41%
Northfield Park District
$830,694
$1,174,948
$344,253
41%
Nancy L McConathy Public Library District Sauk Village
$246,374
$348,246
$101,872
41%
Burhman School District 154 1/2
$742,038
$1,048,196
$306,158
41%
Leyden Fire Protection District Franklin Park
$1,914,041
$2,701,675
$787,633
41%
Community Consolidated School District 146 (Tinley Park)
$26,510,594
$37,390,603
$10,880,009
41%
Norwood Park Fire Protection District Harwood Heights
$4,110,165
$5,794,530
$1,684,365
41%
Village of Arlington Heights
$36,796,414
$51,847,173
$15,050,759
41%
River Grove Public Library District
$332,573
$468,417
$135,845
41%
Lemont Public Library District
$1,197,720
$1,684,621
$486,900
41%
Niles Township High School District 219 (Skokie)
$98,734,792
$138,696,505
$39,961,713
40%
Westchester School District 92 1/2
$9,945,995
$13,967,575
$4,021,579
40%
Glencoe School District 35
$20,363,353
$28,587,277
$8,223,924
40%
Schaumburg Township
$5,237,522
$7,337,925
$2,100,404
40%
Village of Forest Park
$5,602,123
$7,845,664
$2,243,541
40%
Village of Indian Head Park
$893,843
$1,251,538
$357,695
40%
Village of La Grange
$7,609,972
$10,650,163
$3,040,190
40%
Indian Trails Public Library District Wheeling
$3,970,975
$5,547,660
$1,576,685
40%
Evergreen Park School District 124
$16,418,892
$22,923,910
$6,505,019
40%
Norridge School District 80
$6,651,545
$9,280,162
$2,628,617
40%
Lyons Township
$5,942,363
$8,283,284
$2,340,921
39%
Hillside School District 93
$5,394,302
$7,517,446
$2,123,143
39%
Buffalo Grove Park District
$1,837,254
$2,556,066
$718,811
39%
Village of Homewood
$4,601,915
$6,397,390
$1,795,475
39%
Moraine Valley Community College District 524 (Palos Hills)
$28,721,637
$39,868,286
$11,146,649
39%
Atwood Heights School District 125 (Alsip)
$4,291,781
$5,955,434
$1,663,653
39%
Prairie State Community College District 515 (Chicago Heights)
$8,348,349
$11,577,874
$3,229,525
39%
Lagrange Highlands School District 106
$9,916,374
$13,752,192
$3,835,819
39%
Forest River Fire Protection District
$45,916
$63,672
$17,755
39%
Township High School District 214 (Arlington Heights)
$170,103,357
$235,848,038
$65,744,681
39%
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Sunnybrook School District 171 (Lansing)
$5,479,791
$7,594,138
$2,114,346
39%
Wheeling Park District
$6,189,833
$8,577,072
$2,387,240
39%
Kenilworth Library District
$236,116
$327,067
$90,952
39%
Worth Park District
$611,037
$845,425
$234,388
38%
Des Plaines Park District
$6,373,664
$8,816,486
$2,442,823
38%
Proviso Township
$6,977,150
$9,649,128
$2,671,978
38%
Berkeley School District 87
$15,645,506
$21,633,369
$5,987,863
38%
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147
$4,105,337
$5,668,114
$1,562,777
38%
Barrington Community Unit School District 220
$52,963,870
$73,098,026
$20,134,156
38%
Rhodes School District 84 1/2 (River Grove)
$7,259,993
$10,013,808
$2,753,815
38%
Community Consolidated School District 59 (Arlington Heights)
$66,401,505
$91,334,584
$24,933,079
38%
Prairie Trails Public Library District Burbank
$1,428,136
$1,964,338
$536,202
38%
River Trails Elementary School District 26 (Mount Prospect)
$17,384,124
$23,900,149
$6,516,025
37%
Bellwood School District 88
$11,669,852
$16,041,836
$4,371,984
37%
Village of Mount Prospect
$22,767,437
$31,284,647
$8,517,210
37%
Indian Springs School District 109 (Justice)
$12,606,878
$17,298,823
$4,691,945
37%
Posen-Robbins School District 143 1/2
$3,390,187
$4,650,001
$1,259,814
37%
Village of Bellwood
$14,166,981
$19,423,365
$5,256,384
37%
Village of Stickney
$2,603,726
$3,569,741
$966,015
37%
Steger School District 194
$4,380,991
$6,001,463
$1,620,472
37%
Northbrook School District 27
$20,371,803
$27,883,648
$7,511,845
37%
Stickney Forest View Public Library District
$935,248
$1,279,726
$344,478
37%
Acorn Public Library District Oak Forest
$863,428
$1,180,139
$316,711
37%
Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District
$228,208
$311,874
$83,666
37%
Proviso Township High Schools District 209 (Maywood)
$50,393,423
$68,863,703
$18,470,280
37%
Sunset Ridge School District 29 (Glenview)
$10,260,054
$14,004,078
$3,744,024
36%
Ridgeville Park District
$504,040
$687,194
$183,154
36%
Morton Grove School District 70
$9,224,652
$12,563,587
$3,338,934
36%
William Leonard Library (Robbins)
$270,011
$367,608
$97,596
36%
Arbor Park School District 145 (Oak Forest)
$8,041,688
$10,943,868
$2,902,180
36%
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Glencoe Park District
$4,316,693
$5,869,927
$1,553,234
36%
Cicero School District 99
$21,066,690
$28,612,370
$7,545,680
36%
Matteson School District 162
$18,342,927
$24,875,067
$6,532,140
36%
Eisenhower Public Library District Harwood Heights
$3,320,305
$4,500,625
$1,180,320
36%
Burbank Park District
$1,556,603
$2,107,824
$551,220
35%
Union Ridge School District 86 (Harwood Heights)
$4,479,826
$6,064,530
$1,584,704
35%
Worth Public Library District
$613,539
$830,157
$216,618
35%
Calumet Memorial Park Districts
$2,533,818
$3,426,550
$892,731
35%
Bloom Township
$3,035,404
$4,102,580
$1,067,176
35%
Pleasantdale School District 107 (Burr Ridge/Lagrange)
$9,531,214
$12,881,385
$3,350,171
35%
Village of East Dundee
$6,043
$8,166
$2,122
35%
Lindop School District 92 (Broadview)
$4,662,552
$6,297,927
$1,635,376
35%
Community High School District 218 (Oak Lawn)
$65,861,840
$88,832,040
$22,970,200
35%
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview District 89
$12,910,688
$17,402,936
$4,492,248
35%
River Forest Township
$467,137
$629,520
$162,383
35%
Skokie School District 68
$21,657,056
$29,180,990
$7,523,933
35%
Posen Park District
$124,588
$167,399
$42,811
34%
Village of Riverside
$5,051,365
$6,786,080
$1,734,715
34%
Triton Community College District 504 (River Grove)
$21,741,672
$29,200,972
$7,459,300
34%
La Grange Park Public Library District
$1,429,558
$1,919,720
$490,163
34%
North Palos School District 117
$25,798,688
$34,623,225
$8,824,537
34%
South Suburban College District 510 (South Holland)
$14,468,809
$19,407,942
$4,939,133
34%
Franklin Park, Park District
$2,552,752
$3,422,778
$870,026
34%
Alsip Park District
$2,379,546
$3,190,198
$810,653
34%
Dupage Community College District 502 (Roselle, Burr Ridge)
$6,543,740
$8,766,459
$2,222,718
34%
Riverside Brookfield High School District 208
$20,162,098
$27,003,534
$6,841,436
34%
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233
$31,097,319
$41,635,668
$10,538,349
34%
Palatine Public Library
$6,693,538
$8,961,570
$2,268,032
34%
Oak Lawn Park District
$4,785,697
$6,397,094
$1,611,397
34%
Blue Island Park District
$1,140,226
$1,523,851
$383,625
34%
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Thornton School District 154
$1,912,167
$2,554,677
$642,509
34%
City of Palos Hills
$1,744,101
$2,329,914
$585,814
34%
Northfield Woods Sanitary District Glenview
$282,121
$376,780
$94,659
34%
Posen Public Library District
$72,261
$96,494
$24,233
34%
Village of Steger
$860,620
$1,149,026
$288,407
34%
Orland Fire Protection District
$23,422,073
$31,234,504
$7,812,431
33%
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401
$21,484,945
$28,641,287
$7,156,341
33%
Chicago Heights Park District
$2,311,413
$3,072,115
$760,702
33%
Village of Glencoe
$11,317,125
$15,032,451
$3,715,326
33%
Willow Springs School District 108
$3,417,712
$4,538,906
$1,121,194
33%
Prospect Heights Fire Protection District
$3,171,659
$4,211,430
$1,039,771
33%
Hoffman Estates Park District
$7,192,338
$9,542,480
$2,350,142
33%
Dolton Park District
$1,219,153
$1,617,056
$397,903
33%
Worth School District 127
$7,517,842
$9,970,440
$2,452,598
33%
River Trails Park District Prospect Heights
$2,643,098
$3,499,970
$856,872
32%
Southwest Home Equity Assurance 1 Chicago
$157,376
$208,370
$50,994
32%
North Berwyn Park District
$890,051
$1,178,016
$287,965
32%
Community Consolidated School District 15 (Palatine)
$102,674,785
$135,818,423
$33,143,639
32%
Village of Lyons
$3,540,924
$4,683,646
$1,142,722
32%
Community Consolidated School District 21 (Wheeling)
$74,205,526
$98,099,528
$23,894,002
32%
Phoenix Park District
$17,584
$23,232
$5,649
32%
Kimberly Heights Sanitary District Tinley Park
$22,013
$29,056
$7,043
32%
McCook Park District
$442,772
$584,156
$141,384
32%
Village of Winnetka
$11,440,855
$15,085,062
$3,644,207
32%
Village of Orland Park
$15,334,481
$20,202,149
$4,867,668
32%
Dixmoor Public Library District
$54,432
$71,696
$17,264
32%
Thornton Township High Schools District 205
$61,850,351
$81,455,630
$19,605,279
32%
Olympia Fields Park District
$868,692
$1,143,612
$274,920
32%
Barrington Township
$354,093
$465,780
$111,688
32%
Holbrook Fire Protection District Chicago Heights
$7,732
$10,170
$2,438
32%
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Thornton Fractional High School District 215 (Calumet City)
$26,207,509
$34,446,949
$8,239,440
31%
Village of Westchester
$6,135,136
$8,061,044
$1,925,909
31%
Rich Township High School District 227
$46,002,755
$60,429,107
$14,426,352
31%
East Maine School District 63 (Des Plaines)
$31,027,126
$40,752,993
$9,725,866
31%
Cook County School District 130 (Blue Island)
$22,865,074
$30,011,819
$7,146,745
31%
Elk Grove Township
$2,588,432
$3,397,248
$808,816
31%
Justice Public Library District
$249,561
$327,255
$77,694
31%
Brookwood School District 167 (Glenwood)
$7,017,775
$9,179,483
$2,161,708
31%
Argo Community High School District 217 (Summit)
$22,382,715
$29,275,977
$6,893,263
31%
Midlothian School District 143
$6,231,216
$8,148,256
$1,917,040
31%
City of Hometown
$372,972
$487,201
$114,229
31%
Deerfield Park District
$360,416
$470,738
$110,322
31%
Lyons School District 103
$17,105,486
$22,281,474
$5,175,988
30%
Plum Grove Estates Sanitary District Rolling Meadows
$55,780
$72,570
$16,790
30%
Pleasantdale Park District Burr Ridge
$1,775,510
$2,309,878
$534,368
30%
Palos Heights School District 128
$7,159,960
$9,310,217
$2,150,258
30%
Summit Public Library District
$691,893
$899,399
$207,506
30%
Skokie School District 73 1/2
$13,107,300
$17,023,270
$3,915,970
30%
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 (Berwyn/Cicero)
$39,531,587
$51,316,339
$11,784,752
30%
Mount Prospect Park District
$8,213,813
$10,641,883
$2,428,069
30%
Hazel Crest School District 152 1/2
$5,668,417
$7,342,270
$1,673,853
30%
Garden Home Fire District (Alsip)
$67,710
$87,699
$19,990
30%
Ridgeland School District 122 (Oak Lawn)
$18,107,890
$23,408,343
$5,300,453
29%
Bridgeview Park District
$1,017,481
$1,314,862
$297,381
29%
Justice Park District
$276,943
$357,358
$80,415
29%
Berkeley Park District
$159,901
$206,269
$46,368
29%
Village of Golf
$624,200
$804,185
$179,986
29%
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200
$56,755,361
$73,110,984
$16,355,623
29%
Garden Homes Sanitary District
$17,790
$22,912
$5,122
29%
Memorial Park District Bellwood
$2,822,223
$3,631,877
$809,654
29%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Orland School District 135
$55,757,285
$71,716,811
$15,959,526
29%
Morton Community College District 527 (Cicero)
$8,238,217
$10,581,534
$2,343,317
28%
Frankfort Square Park District
$201,626
$258,614
$56,988
28%
Alsip Merrionette Park Public Library District
$2,285,335
$2,928,071
$642,736
28%
Dolton Public Library District
$1,052,896
$1,348,816
$295,920
28%
Chicago Ridge School District 127 1/2
$5,911,834
$7,571,717
$1,659,883
28%
Mission Brook Sanitary District (Northbrook)
$275,127
$351,691
$76,564
28%
Hawthorne Park District Cicero
$666,740
$850,768
$184,028
28%
Streamwood Park District
$4,191,152
$5,341,513
$1,150,361
27%
Village of Lincolnwood
$4,698,900
$5,986,969
$1,288,069
27%
Bedford Park Park District
$1,228,144
$1,561,385
$333,241
27%
Arlington Heights School District 25
$53,987,542
$68,623,744
$14,636,202
27%
Township High School District 211 (Palatine)
$185,161,382
$235,268,657
$50,107,276
27%
Harvey Park District
$1,542,062
$1,956,535
$414,473
27%
Rolling Meadows Park District
$3,607,976
$4,575,774
$967,798
27%
Frankfort Public Library District
$24,720
$31,336
$6,616
27%
Prospect Heights School District 23
$15,892,906
$20,121,467
$4,228,561
27%
Salt Creek Rural Park District Palatine
$1,583,110
$2,003,349
$420,240
27%
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231
$13,381,639
$16,932,434
$3,550,795
27%
La Grange Park District
$2,441,077
$3,088,092
$647,015
27%
Prospect Heights Park District
$2,298,289
$2,905,421
$607,133
26%
South Holland School District 151
$11,152,510
$14,091,696
$2,939,186
26%
Schaumburg Park District
$18,972,509
$23,951,324
$4,978,814
26%
Ford Heights School District 169
$5,179,396
$6,533,770
$1,354,374
26%
Lincoln School District 156 (Calumet City)
$2,379,270
$2,999,747
$620,477
26%
Sandridge School District 172 (Chicago Heights)
$2,019,785
$2,545,261
$525,477
26%
Village of Summit
$2,750,484
$3,455,350
$704,866
26%
Niles School District 71
$7,095,631
$8,907,200
$1,811,570
26%
Harvey Public School District 152
$5,200,806
$6,523,888
$1,323,081
25%
Norridge Park District
$1,606,278
$2,014,350
$408,072
25%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Elmhurst Park District
$6,424
$8,053
$1,629
25%
Flossmoor School District 161
$19,004,551
$23,801,494
$4,796,943
25%
Consolidated High School District 230 (Orland Park)
$96,303,950
$120,436,153
$24,132,203
25%
Oak Forest Park District
$2,121,619
$2,653,243
$531,624
25%
Bartlett Public Library
$752,337
$939,512
$187,175
25%
Lincolnwood School District 74
$18,735,528
$23,344,013
$4,608,485
25%
City of Park Ridge
$14,119,274
$17,578,029
$3,458,755
24%
North Shore Mosquito Abatement District Northfield
$1,331,020
$1,654,379
$323,359
24%
River Grove School District 85 1/2
$4,095,321
$5,073,271
$977,950
24%
Village of Matteson
$7,155,831
$8,862,237
$1,706,406
24%
Village of Worth
$2,782,772
$3,443,070
$660,299
24%
Ford Heights Public Library District
$35,554
$43,971
$8,416
24%
Village of Morton Grove
$11,851,481
$14,638,557
$2,787,076
24%
Forest Ridge Elementary School District 142
$8,411,029
$10,377,099
$1,966,070
23%
Rich Township
$4,247,459
$5,240,286
$992,827
23%
Hoover-Schrum School District 157 (Calumet City)
$7,486,052
$9,230,377
$1,744,325
23%
Inverness Park District
$366,860
$451,240
$84,379
23%
Elk Grove Park District
$10,660,588
$13,111,305
$2,450,717
23%
Homewood Public Library
$1,970,703
$2,420,537
$449,835
23%
Westchester Park District
$1,583,993
$1,942,818
$358,825
23%
Palos School District 118 (Palos Park)
$19,704,161
$24,162,497
$4,458,337
23%
Park District of La Grange Park
$864,794
$1,060,086
$195,292
23%
Northbrook Park District
$10,216,484
$12,484,054
$2,267,570
22%
City of Des Plaines
$25,814,741
$31,542,895
$5,728,154
22%
Golf Maine Park District Niles
$1,038,267
$1,268,380
$230,113
22%
Park Forest Chicago Heights School District 163
$8,949,168
$10,906,371
$1,957,203
22%
Orland Township
$3,113,474
$3,758,609
$645,136
21%
Palatine Township
$4,123,891
$4,973,185
$849,294
21%
Village of Palatine
$19,822,403
$23,869,699
$4,047,296
20%
Prospect Heights Public Library District
$2,921,357
$3,517,822
$596,464
20%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Forest Park School District 91
$13,505,484
$16,248,200
$2,742,716
20%
Fairview School District 72 (Skokie)
$8,941,349
$10,728,300
$1,786,952
20%
Community Consolidated School District 168 (Sauk Village)
$4,010,767
$4,807,389
$796,622
20%
Wilmette Park District
$7,138,053
$8,546,791
$1,408,738
20%
Lansing School District 158
$17,013,167
$20,368,990
$3,355,823
20%
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
$82,276,526
$98,481,391
$16,204,864
20%
Village of Sauk Village
$2,198,827
$2,631,105
$432,279
20%
Lincolnwood Library District
$2,262,436
$2,705,752
$443,316
20%
Des Plaines Valley Mosquito District Lyons
$1,166,296
$1,394,631
$228,335
20%
Hazel Crest Park District
$1,208,932
$1,444,846
$235,914
20%
Long Grove Fire Protection Districts
$198,262
$236,246
$37,984
19%
City of Hickory Hills
$2,036,738
$2,422,307
$385,569
19%
Summit Park District
$692,610
$823,030
$130,421
19%
Northwest Mosquito Abatement District Wheeling
$2,381,647
$2,829,119
$447,472
19%
Burr Ridge Park District
$140,097
$165,653
$25,556
18%
Norwood Park Street Lighting
$13,019
$15,362
$2,343
18%
Arlington Heights Park District
$12,536,415
$14,744,555
$2,208,140
18%
School District 54 (Schaumburg)
$157,794,421
$184,961,485
$27,167,064
17%
Village of Justice
$1,411,970
$1,652,244
$240,274
17%
Niles Park District
$3,851,335
$4,495,147
$643,812
17%
Summit School District 104
$13,911,341
$16,229,784
$2,318,443
17%
Dundee Township Park District
$5,775
$6,736
$961
17%
Dolton School District 149
$12,283,790
$14,288,020
$2,004,229
16%
Wilmette Public Library Districts
$4,830,596
$5,608,698
$778,101
16%
Village of Oak Lawn
$17,693,232
$20,537,930
$2,844,699
16%
Berwyn Park District
$1,620,182
$1,874,889
$254,706
16%
Phoenix Public Library District
$28,317
$32,515
$4,198
15%
Village of South Chicago Heights
$1,674,231
$1,919,700
$245,469
15%
Clyde Park District Cicero
$2,325,328
$2,662,416
$337,088
14%
Sunnycrest Fire Protection District Flossmoor
$91,946
$104,729
$12,783
14%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Village of Skokie
$26,254,480
$29,766,039
$3,511,559
13%
Bremen Community High School District 228 (Midlothian)
$51,568,580
$57,482,270
$5,913,690
11%
Worth Township
$3,494,911
$3,872,881
$377,970
11%
Northwest Home Equity Assurance Chicago
$133,405
$147,832
$14,427
11%
Fox River Water Reclamation District Elgin
$120,468
$133,032
$12,565
10%
City of Elgin
$8,868,842
$9,728,225
$859,383
10%
Bloom Township High School District 206 (Chicago Heights)
$22,994,680
$25,213,436
$2,218,756
10%
Addison Creek River Conservancy District Northlake
$118,375
$128,920
$10,545
9%
Chicago Park District
$263,447,419
$286,280,738
$22,833,319
9%
County of Cook
$721,723,916
$781,536,276
$59,812,360
8%
Village of Barrington
$1,718,802
$1,858,901
$140,099
8%
Riverdale Public Library
$615,451
$664,763
$49,312
8%
Miller Woods Fire Protection District Steger
$10,580
$11,358
$778
7%
Country Club Hills Park District
$1,301,051
$1,390,864
$89,813
7%
Village of Dixmoor
$547,301
$584,725
$37,424
7%
Riverdale School District 133
$2,187,356
$2,332,256
$144,900
7%
Skokie Park District
$10,598,647
$11,251,079
$652,432
6%
Tinley Park Park District
$4,908,436
$5,209,373
$300,937
6%
Union Drainage District 1 Middle Fork Deerfield
$28,364
$30,102
$1,738
6%
Hoffman Estates Fire District 1
$63,585
$67,395
$3,810
6%
Stickney Township
$6,652,088
$6,987,955
$335,866
5%
Schaumburg Township Library
$14,207,036
$14,907,298
$700,262
5%
Village of Merrionette Park
$460,666
$482,354
$21,688
5%
Northbrook Rural Fire District
$2,211,782
$2,308,081
$96,299
4%
Homewood Flossmoor Park District
$4,990,642
$5,206,927
$216,284
4%
Village of Burr Ridge
$449,568
$467,511
$17,942
4%
Oak Meadow Sanitary District Des Plaines
$103,313
$106,622
$3,309
3%
Bensenville Fire Protection District #2
$197,917
$202,180
$4,263
2%
South Stickney Sanitary District Burbank
$141,837
$144,446
$2,609
2%
Wheeling Township
$3,323,203
$3,373,250
$50,047
2%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Chicago Heights School District 170
$14,067,619
$14,217,400
$149,781
1%
North Riverside Library District
$1,029,299
$1,040,202
$10,903
1%
Norwood Park Township
$675,617
$680,386
$4,769
1%
Forest River Sanitary District Mount Prospect
$14,372
$14,470
$98
1%
City of Countryside
$0
$0
$0
0%
Village of Homer Glen
$0
$0
$0
0%
Country Club Hills Fire Protection District
$0
$0
$0
0%
Dupage Water Commission Elmhurst
$0
$0
$0
0%
Village of Deer Park
$0
$0
$0
0%
Village of Oak Brook
$0
$0
$0
0%
Dixmoor Park District
$0
$0
$0
0%
Southwest Home Equity Assurance Chicago
$1,043,211
$1,042,536
($675)
0%
Village of Ford Heights
$812,920
$801,493
($11,427)
-1%
Berwyn North School District 98
$9,636,284
$9,385,880
($250,404)
-3%
Lemont Township
$2,207,563
$2,148,735
($58,827)
-3%
Glenbrook Fire District Glenview
$2,515,272
$2,406,720
($108,552)
-4%
Chicago Community College District
$142,420,119
$130,772,179
($11,647,940)
-8%
Niles Public Library District
$6,722,976
$6,166,523
($556,453)
-8%
River Forest Park District
$1,784,957
$1,632,295
($152,662)
-9%
Yorkfield Fire Protection District Elmhurst
$23,787
$20,805
($2,982)
-13%
Village of Barrington Hills
$3,354,380
$2,932,872
($421,508)
-13%
Lincoln-Way High School District 210 (Frankfort)
$812
$686
($126)
-16%
Bensenville Park District
$130,799
$110,225
($20,574)
-16%
Maywood Public Library
$1,895,153
$1,522,019
($373,134)
-20%
South Barrington Park District
$1,333,310
$1,049,356
($283,954)
-21%
Village of North Riverside
$755,139
$579,795
($175,344)
-23%
Maine Township
$5,838,356
$4,334,307
($1,504,049)
-26%
Frankfort School District 157-C
$1,520
$1,115
($405)
-27%
Forest View Fire Protection District
$30,236
$19,499
($10,737)
-36%
Olympia Gardens Fire Protection District Chicago Heights
$21,350
$13,666
($7,684)
-36%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
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Taxing District 2006 2019 $ Change % Change
Village of University Park
$179,690
$111,438
($68,253)
-38%
Community Consolidated School District 180 (Burr Ridge)
$1,306
$767
($539)
-41%
Village of Frankfort
$196
$108
($88)
-45%
Frankfort Park District
$134
$72
($62)
-46%
University Park Public Library
$17,057
$8,697
($8,359)
-49%
East Hazel Crest Library
$73,125
$34,335
($38,790)
-53%
Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District
$2,086,138
$887,441
($1,198,697)
-57%
Forest River Street Lighting District (Mount Prospect)
$23,355
$8,191
($15,164)
-65%
Woodley Road Sanitary District Winnetka
$81,229
$21,177
($60,052)
-74%
Mokena Community Park District
$81,839
$16,744
($65,095)
-80%
Riverside Lawn Fire District
$3,916
($3,916)
-100%
Bensenville Community Public Library
$4,954
($4,954)
-100%
Crawford Countryside Sanitary District Matteson
$11,761
($11,761)
-100%
Hanover Park Fire Protection District
$13,104
($13,104)
-100%
Westdale Park District
$83,519
($83,519)
-100%
Old Town Sanitary District Arlington Heights
$264,633
($264,633)
-100%
Ivanhoe Park District
$288,813
($288,813)
-100%
Suburban Tuberculosis Sanitarium District
$3,741,680
($3,741,680)
-100%
558 TAXING DISTRICTS
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HISTORICAL IMPACT OF REFERENDA
October 2020
REFERENDA THAT IMPACT PROPERTY TAXES
1) Voters can authorize bond issues
• A bond is a form of debt that taxing districts can issue in order to finance
long term projects.
2) Voters can raise the tax caps (PTELL)
• PTELL is the law restricting a non-home rule taxing districts from
increasing property taxes by 5% or the cost of living, whichever is lower.
3) Voters can approve a change to home rule status for cities / villages only
• A home rule city / village has broad powers including the ability to raise
tax above PTELL tax caps.
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 71
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
• Suburban Taxing Districts asked voters 262 times since 2000 to approve bonds
totaling $6.15 billion. All of the districts were non-home rule at the time of the
referenda.
• 176 Passed ($3.92 billion)
• 86 Failed ($2.22 billion)
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 72
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
33%
Failed
67%
Passed
No (Failed) Yes (Passed)
Bonds are not included when
determining the tax cap under the
Property Tax Extension Limitation
Law (PTELL).
RESULTS OF 262 BOND REFERENDA
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 73
BOND ISSUE REFERENDUM EXAMPLE (MARCH 17, 2020)
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
X
Vote Yes
Vote No
Vote only once by putting a cross in the box next to your choice
Shall the Board of Education of Reavis Township High School District
Number 220, Stickney Township and Cook County, Illinois, construct,
improve, renovate, alter, repair, and replace portions of the Reavis
Township High School Building and Campus, including, but not limited
to, building a new Field House; improving School Safety,
Communication, and Emergency Response Systems and Equipment;
renovating the current Industrial Tech/STEM/Pool Wing; to assist in
funding the District's portion of a new A.E.R.O. Special Education
Cooperative building; altering facilities to make them Americans with
Disabilities Act accessible to persons with disabilities; repairing 70-year
old building infrastructure; improving the HVAC, electrical capacity,
plumbing, roofing, tuck pointing (the "Project"), at a cost of
$45,000,000.00?
Reavis Township High School
District 220 sought $45 million
in bonds
Passed:
2,692 Yes
1,986 No
Note: 4,678 voted out of a total
of 17,735 registered voters
(26.4%).
• Suburban Taxing Districts asked voters 165 times since 2000 to approve increases
in tax caps under PTELL. All of the districts were non-home rule at the time of the
referenda.
• 102 Failed
• 63 Passed
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 74
RESULTS OF 165 REFERENDA TO RAISE TAX CAPS
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
62%
Failed
38%
Passed
No (Failed) Yes (Passed)
October 2020 "The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 75
TAX CAP INCREASE REFERENDUM EXAMPLE (MARCH 17, 2020)
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
X
Vote Yes
Vote No
Vote only once by putting a cross in the box next to your choice
Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for the Morton Grove Park
District, Cook County, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to .105% above the
limiting rate for levy year 2018 for the purposes of renovating, redeveloping, operating, and
maintaining the property and facilities known as Harrer Park Pool, owned by the Morton Grove Park
District, and for other lawful purposes of the Morton Grove Park District, and be equal to .400% of
the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2020?
1) The approximate amount of taxes extendable at the most recently extended limiting rate is
$2,307,783, and the approximate amount of taxes extendable if the proposition is approved is
$3,129,197.
2) For the 2020 levy year the approximate amount of the additional tax extendable against property
containing a single family residence and having a fair market value at the time of the referendum of
$100,000 is estimated to be $30.57.
3) If the proposition is approved, the aggregate extension for 2020 will be determined by the limiting
rate set forth in the proposition, rather than the otherwise applicable limiting rate calculated under
the provisions of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (commonly known as the Property Tax
Cap Law).
Morton Grove Park District
sought an $821,000
property tax increase
Passed:
2,729 Yes
1,644 No
Note: 4,373 voted out of a
total of 19,084 registered
voters (22.9%).
• Suburban Taxing Districts asked voters 63 times since 2000 for permission to
become a home rule jurisdiction.
Home rule taxing districts do not need voter
approval to increase property taxes.
• 47 Failed (Home Rule rejected)
• 16 Passed (Home Rule approved)
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RESULTS OF 63 HOME RULE REFERENDA
20 YEARS OF PROPERTY TAXES IN COOK COUNTY
74%
Failed
26%
Passed
No (Failed) Yes (Passed)
Change to Home Rule Since 2000
City of Country Club Hills Village of Northfield
City of Markham Village of Phoenix
Village of Bridgeview Village of Posen
Village of Forest View Village of River Grove
Village of Hazel Crest Village of Riverdale
Village of Homer Glen Village of South Chicago Heights
Village of Inverness Village of Summit
Village of Midlothian Village of Winnetka
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HOME RULE REFERENDUM EXAMPLE (APRIL 2, 2019)
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The Village of South Chicago
Heights sought home rule powers
Passed:
335 Yes
262 No
Note: 597 voted out of a total of
3,227 registered voters (18.5%).
X
Vote Yes
Vote No
Vote only once by putting a cross in the box next to your choice
Shall the Village of South Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois,
become a home rule unit pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of the
Illinois Constitution?
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Referenda Analysis
Suburban Taxing Districts with 6 or more Referenda since 2000
Referenda Type Approved Bonds?
Increase Tax Cap
(PTELL)?
Adopt Home Rule
Authority?
All Referenda
Taxing District / Result Total Passed Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed Failed
Barrington Community Unit School District 220
$151,400,000 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 6
Prospect Heights
$15,000,000 1 3 0 3 0 4 1 10
Crawford Countryside Sanitary District (Matteson)
$400,000 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 4
Lan-Oak Park District
- 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Ridgeland School District 122 (Oak Lawn)*
$24,000,000 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 4
Schiller Park School District 81
$52,300,000 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 5
Glencoe**
$25,950,000 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Indian Head Park
$2,500,000 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 5
Lynwood
- 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 6
Lyons
$7,000,000 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 5
Merrionette Park
$1,850,000 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 4
Midlothian
- 0 0 3 1 1
1 4 2
Total
$280,400,000 19 17 5 24 2 16 26 57
Percent
52.8% 47.2% 17.2% 82.8% 11.1% 88.9% 31.3% 68.7%
*Total bonds issued accounts for 1 of 3 bond referenda passed
**Total bonds issued accounts for 5 of 6 bond referend passed
"The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 79
SUMMARY FINDINGS OF
THE PAPPAS STUDY
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"The Pappas Study" 20-Year Property Tax History 80
SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE PAPPAS STUDY
HOW MUCH HAVE PROPERTY TAXES INCREASED IN THE
LAST 20 YEARS FOR ALL PROPERTIES IN COOK COUNTY?
• Total taxes billed in Cook County have nearly doubled over 20 years, increasing by
99 percent
.
• Total property taxes billed in Tax Year 2000 (due in 2001) were $7.85 billion.
• Total property taxes billed in Tax Year 2019 (due in 2020) were $15.58 billion.
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SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE PAPPAS STUDY
HOW MUCH HAVE PROPERTY TAXES INCREASED IN THE CITY
OF CHICAGO?
• Total taxes billed in the City of Chicago increased 115 percent in 20 years,
jumping from $3.25 billion to $6.99 billion.
• Residential property taxes billed in the City of Chicago have skyrocketed 164
percent
over 20 years, from $1.33 billion to $3.51 billion.
• Commercial property taxes billed during the same time in Chicago have risen 81
percent
, from $1.92 billion to $3.48 billion.
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SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE PAPPAS STUDY
HOW MUCH HAVE PROPERTY TAXES INCREASED IN THE
SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY?
• Total taxes billed in the suburban Cook County increased 87 percent in 20 years,
increasing from $4.59 billion in 2000 to $8.59 billion in 2019.
• Residential property taxes billed in Suburban Cook County jumped 116 percent
over 20 years, from $2.45 billion to $5.29 billion.
• Commercial property taxes billed during the same time in the suburbs have risen
53 percent
, from $2.15 billion to $3.30 billion.
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SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE PAPPAS STUDY
HOW DO PROPERTY TAX INCREASES COMPARE TO THE COST
OF LIVING?
• While total property taxes have increased 99 percent in all Cook County over 20
years, the cost of living has risen just 36 percent
during the same period.
• While total property taxes have shot up 115 percent in the City of Chicago over
20 years, the cost of living has risen just 36 percent
during the same period.
• While total property taxes have increased 87 percent in Suburban Cook County
over 20 years, the cost of living has risen just 36 percent during the same period.
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SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE PAPPAS STUDY
WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED?
• Illinois General Assembly, Property Tax Reform and Relief Task Force, (2009)
• Civic Federation, Civic Federation Position on the Cook County Property Tax
System: Recommendation for Reform (2010)
• State of Illinois, Property Tax Relief Task Force, Draft Report (January 2020)
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