Cook County Homeowners, Small Businesses Allege Costly Assessment Errors as Tax Bills Arrive – Chicagoland Journal

Cook County Homeowners, Small Businesses Allege Costly Assessment Errors as Tax Bills Arrive – Chicagoland Journal

Omero Morales said his Bridgeview property was assessed at 2,141 square feet when it is actually 1,273 square feet. He estimates the discrepancy cost his family nearly $5,000 in overpaid taxes. “I followed the rules,” Morales said. “I applied for the correction, and I’m still waiting to be made whole.”