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Use Computer to Research Local Government Financial Data CHICAGO, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Almost 1.8 million property tax bills with a due date of August 1 will begin arriving next week across Cook County, Treasurer Maria Pappas said today. "Read your bill carefully," Pappas urged. "This tax bill is very informative but many people don't bother to examine it. It provides a breakdown of where your money is going," Pappas said. The bills are for the Second...
Agencies Have Five Business Days to Respond CHICAGO, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said today her office has sent Freedom of Information demands to 63 local units of government across the county which have failed to provide their latest financial information, including their total debt. "We are taking this extraordinary step of using the FOIA provision because government may not flout the law any more than an individual," Pappas said....
Property tax owners provided with unprecedented level of transparency through detailed financial information CHICAGO, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The known collective debt of governments in Cook County has risen to $140 billion, according to the latest figures provided by the office of County Treasurer Maria Pappas. Property owners now can see on the Cook County Property Tax Portal how much of their money goes to each government that taxes them, Cook County Treasurer...
CHICAGO, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Office of the Cook County Treasurer: WHO: Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County President WHEN: Wednesday, May 2, 9:30 a.m. WHERE: City/County Building118 N. Clark St.5th Floor Press Room Chicago, IL 60602 WHAT: Release of a comprehensive, new report by Cook County Treasurer, Maria Pappas detailing how property tax dollars are being spent and how much debt...
CHICAGO, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said today that tax year 2010 Second Installment property tax bills will be due November 1, 2011. Payments received after that date will be charged a 1.5 percent penalty per month on unpaid balances. The bills were mailed October 1, 2011, to the owners of more than 1.7 million homes, businesses and land parcels across Cook County. The revenue collected will be distributed to local governments and...
