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Free tool · Cook County, Illinois

Can I still appeal my Cook County assessment, and by when?

Type your address or your 14-digit PIN. This page finds the township your parcel is in and shows the appeal windows we have verified for it: when the Cook County Assessor opens and closes, when the Board of Review opens and closes, how many days are left today, and the date each window was last compared, automatically, against a captured copy of the office’s own published calendar. Both calendars are linked so you can confirm any row yourself. For 9 of the 38 townships no window has been verified yet, and the page says exactly that instead of guessing a date.

Your PIN is printed on your assessment notice and your tax bill. Nothing you type is sent anywhere: the search runs in your browser against files this site publishes.

All 38 townships · tax year 2026

Cook County appeal windows by township

These are the same dates the checker uses. An Assessor appeal is filed while that township’s Assessor window is open; the Board of Review opens its own window afterwards, and closes it on its own date. Where a row says “Not published”, we have no window verified against that office’s published calendar for that township — not a window we believe to be closed.

TownshipCook County Assessor windowCook County Board of Review windowDate we verified it
Barrington11 Aug 2026 – 23 Sep 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Berwyn20 May 2026 – 06 Jul 202631 Aug 2026 – 29 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
BloomNot publishedNot publishedNot verified — none published here
Bremen12 Aug 2026 – 24 Sep 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Calumet20 Aug 2026 – 02 Oct 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Cicero17 Jun 2026 – 31 Jul 202631 Aug 2026 – 29 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
Elk Grove22 Jun 2026 – 04 Aug 202631 Aug 2026 – 29 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
Evanston22 Apr 2026 – 04 Jun 202603 Aug 2026 – 01 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
HanoverNot publishedNot publishedNot verified — none published here
Hyde Park26 Aug 2026 – 08 Oct 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
JeffersonNot publishedNot publishedNot verified — none published here
Lake16 Sep 2026 – 29 Oct 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Lake View28 May 2026 – 13 Jul 202631 Aug 2026 – 29 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
Lemont17 Aug 2026 – 29 Sep 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Leyden31 Aug 2026 – 14 Oct 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Lyons23 Jul 2026 – 03 Sep 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Maine05 Jun 2026 – 21 Jul 202631 Aug 2026 – 29 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
New Trier07 May 2026 – 22 Jun 202603 Aug 2026 – 01 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
NilesNot publishedNot publishedNot verified — none published here
North ChicagoNot publishedNot publishedNot verified — none published here
Northfield24 Jul 2026 – 04 Sep 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Norwood Park13 Apr 2026 – 26 May 202603 Aug 2026 – 01 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
Oak Park06 May 2026 – 18 Jun 202603 Aug 2026 – 01 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
Orland24 Sep 2026 – 06 Nov 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Palatine22 Sep 2026 – 04 Nov 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Palos03 Jun 2026 – 17 Jul 202631 Aug 2026 – 29 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
Proviso14 Sep 2026 – 27 Oct 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
RichNot publishedNot publishedNot verified — none published here
River Forest20 Apr 2026 – 02 Jun 202603 Aug 2026 – 01 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
Riverside24 Apr 2026 – 08 Jun 202603 Aug 2026 – 01 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
Rogers Park17 Apr 2026 – 01 Jun 202603 Aug 2026 – 01 Sep 202625 Sep 2026
SchaumburgNot publishedNot publishedNot verified — none published here
South ChicagoNot publishedNot publishedNot verified — none published here
Stickney29 Jun 2026 – 12 Aug 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
ThorntonNot publishedNot publishedNot verified — none published here
West Chicago10 Jul 2026 – 21 Aug 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Wheeling09 Sep 2026 – 22 Oct 2026Not published25 Sep 2026
Worth01 Sep 2026 – 15 Oct 2026Not published25 Sep 2026

Assessor windows read from the Cook County Assessor’s assessment calendar and deadlines; Board of Review windows from the Board’s 2026 township open and close dates (PDF). Each row carries the date its window was last compared, automatically, against our captured copy of that page. Offices do change dates after publishing them, so confirm with the office before you file.

What happens next

A date, then a case, then filing it yourself

Knowing the date is the first half. The second is whether an appeal is worth making: the free Assessment Check compares your home with near-identical homes nearby and tells you, free, whether yours is assessed above them. Where it finds a case and your township’s window is open, a Tax Appeal Evidence Packet assembles that comparison as evidence for $59. We don’t file anything for anyone, we aren’t your lawyer or your tax representative, and appealing yourself at either office is free.

Where these dates come from

Verified rows only

A date reaches this page only after it has been compared, automatically, against a captured copy of the office’s own published calendar, and the date of that capture is printed beside it. No one here retypes a date by hand, and both calendars are linked beside every result so you can confirm the row at the source. That is why 12 townships are blank: the calendars had not published them when we last checked. Nothing on this page is inferred from another township, from last year, or from a pattern — a township with no verified window is shown as having none.

Tax year 2026 windows. This page states published deadlines; it is not legal or tax advice.

Questions

About Cook County appeal deadlines

How do I find which township my Cook County property is in?

Enter the address or the 14-digit PIN above. The checker matches it to the parcel in the Cook County Assessor’s records and reads the township from that parcel record, then shows that township’s verified appeal windows.

What does it mean when my township shows no date?

It means no appeal window for that township has been verified here against the Assessor’s or Board of Review’s published calendar. Twelve of Cook County’s 38 townships are in that position on this page. It does not mean the window is closed, and we do not guess a date from another township — check the Assessor’s calendar, which is linked beside every result.

Can I appeal at the Board of Review after the Assessor’s window closes?

The Board of Review runs its own window, with its own opening and closing dates, after the Assessor’s. Where we have verified both for your township, both are listed with their dates; where only the Assessor’s is verified, the page says so and links the Board’s published dates.

Do these dates change?

Yes. Each row shows the date its window was last compared against our captured copy of the office’s published calendar, and offices do move dates after publishing them. Confirm with the office before you file; both calendars are linked above and beside every result.

Does it cost anything to appeal, or to use this page?

This page is free, and filing an appeal with the Cook County Assessor or the Board of Review is free. The optional $59 Tax Appeal Evidence Packet is evidence you file yourself; we never file anything for anyone.

Is anything I type sent to you?

No. The address or PIN is matched in your browser against files this site publishes, and nothing is sent anywhere or stored.

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