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Cook County Property Tax Appeal Seminar 8/22

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak is hosting a property tax appeal seminar that will be offered to taxpayers seeking to appeal their 2012 property tax assessments.

The seminar is co-sponsored by Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly and Cook County Commissioner Gregg Goslin.The hour long session will educate taxpayers on how to file a successful tax appeal in a time when the economy is putting added pressures to home and business owners.

The seminar will be held:

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Holiday Inn—Algonquin Room
3405 Algonquin Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
6:30 p.m.

The seminar includes a presentation by Commissioner Dan Patlak explaining how property taxes are calculated and the appeal procedure of the Board of Review. Before the end of the evening, taxpayers will have an opportunity to work with staff from the Board of Review to address their specific questions and concerns.

This event is free to the public and there is no fee to appeal at the Board of Review. Taxpayers are asked to bring a copy of their most recent tax bill. Appeal forms also may be picked up at the Board of Review located at 118 N. Clark Street, Room 601 in Chicago or at the Rolling Meadows Courthouse located at 2121 Euclid. A limited number of appeal forms may be available at the Palatine Township Assessor’s Office.

Please contact Outreach Director Elly Drake at (312) 603-3644 with any questions. Taxpayers may also file an appeal online by visiting our website at www.cookcountyboardofreview.com.

Townships Opening For Appeal At The Cook County Board Of Review

The following Townships are currently open for appeal until September 4th:
Evanston
Norwood Park
Oak Park
River Forest
Riverside

These Townships will open for appeal on August 20th and remain open until September 18th:
Berwyn
Bremen
Cicero
Elk Grove
Palos
Lakeview
Rogers Park

Chicago’s Cook County Commissioner: Part Two—An Inside Look within the Office

Part Two of Dan's feature as the The Leadership Institute's Graduate of the Week.

Illinois' Cook County Commissioner Dan Patlak, last week's Leadership Institute graduate of the week, leads his 19 staff to work as "taypayer advocates" for the 1.7 million people he represents.

The Cook County Board of Review is a quasi-judicial board that helps respond to "taxpayer's grievances with their property tax assessment," Brendan Seyring, a staffer for Commissioner Patlak, said.

A second highlight: Cook County has met the tax bill filing deadline of July 1 for the first time in 34 years, Brendan said.

"For every month delayed, it costs the county millions of dollars," Brendan said. "We are on time this year because of all the hard work and overtime."

Read the rest of the story on The Leadership Institute's website.

From The Leadership Institute - Chicago’s Cook County Commissioner: Part One - About the Man

Commissioner Dan Patlak was recently featured as The Leadership Institute's Graduate of the Week.

Dan Patlak is a politico.

He's held campaign posts from volunteer campaign manager for a state representative race to press secretary on a U.S. Senate campaign. He's even run for office himself.

In 2010, Dan was elected as a Commissioner at the Cook County Board of Review in Illinois. He represents one-third of his county's population.

Illinois' Cook County includes 946 square miles and represents 5.3 million people, making it the "second most populous county in the nation and the 19th largest government in the United States," according to the Cook County, Illinois webpage. This county includes the City of Chicago and the suburban municipalities surrounding it.

Read the rest of the story of Dan's rise in politics on The Leadership Institute's website.

Dan Patlak Spoke To Over 1200 Delegates At The Illinois 2012 State Convention

Dan Patlak addressed the 2012 Republican State Convention in Tinley Park on Saturday June 9th, 2012. There were over 1200 delegates in attendence as well as hundreds of guests from all over the state. Other speakers included Congressman Adam Kinzinger, Congressman Aaron Schock, Congressman Joe Walsh, Congressman Bobby Schilling, State Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno and State House Republican Leader Tom Cross.

Commissioner Patlak and his contingent joined the Polish community at their parade on Columbus Avenue in celebrating Polish Constitution Day

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Patlak Wins!

Patlak Wins!

Patlak - 59,498 / 53.68%

Morrison - 51,343 / 46.32%

A tap on your shoulder ... from the Chicago Tribune - Final reminders on how you can start fixing a broke, broken state

Sean Morrison's sleazy ads

Every election cycle, one candidate runs a campaign more brazenly misleading than all the rest. Two years ago, Todd Stroger loyalist Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, won a race for Cook County assessor by falsely implying that if elected he could help "freeze property taxes."

Sean Morrison, a failed candidate that year for Cook County Board of Review, must have been taking notes when Berrios was spouting fiction. Morrison is back this year, challenging incumbent Republican Dan Patlak, who beat him in the 2010 GOP primary and then reclaimed what had been a Democratic seat on the Board of Review. This three-member panel, which hears appeals to assure that assessments are uniformly calculated, doesn't set your tax rates; that's the job of school districts, municipalities and other local governments. Yet Morrison's literature trumpets the patently phony message that a vote for him will "Lower Our Property Taxes Now!"

This race is rooted in nothing more noble than a feud between competing factions of Cook County Republicans. In endorsing Patlak for re-election, we wrote that Morrison evidently knows there is no reason to unseat Patlak: Morrison has built his campaign not on Board of Review issues, about which his knowledge is demonstrably limited, but instead on serial mudslinging that speaks poorly of his judgment — one of this job's core necessities.

Successive Morrison ads and mailers spouting his nonstop smears of Patlak further convince us that voters should keep Morrison far away from this low-profile but crucial office.

Bill Brady Endorses Dan Patlak

In Tuesday's Republican primary, our nomination for a powerful and important office is at stake. It's Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review. Our Republican incumbent is Dan Patlak. I ask you to join me in supporting Dan.

Dan was elected in 2010 and is the first Republican to beat an incumbent Cook County Democrat in fifteen years. He has an admirable record in office, pushing for new transparency and efficiency standards and saving tax dollars. The Tribune and the Daily Herald both endorse Dan, as I do today.

Dan is a hard-working and vigorous advocate for the taxpayers. His character, integrity and energy are unquestioned. We need to support officeholders like Dan who have kept their promises and tightened government's belt.

I ask you to support our exceptional Republican Commissioner Dan Patlak on March 20 if you live in Cook County.

For good government and for the Republican Party – vote Proudly for Patlak, and please remind your friends and neighbors to vote for Dan too.

-Bill Brady

Joel B. Pollak Endorses Dan Patlak

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Dear friends,

In 2010, one of the bright spots for Republicans in Cook County was the victory of Dan Patlak in the race for Cook County Board of Review. After months of hard work, Dan unseated an incumbent Democrat and restored balance to the property tax appeals process, bringing qualifications and experience to the office.

Now Dan is facing a Republican challenger in the primary, but after two years of solid service, there's no clear reason to replace him. Dan has has received numerous endorsements and will be the strongest candidate to maintain a balance of power for the benefit of Illinois taxpayers.

For that reason, I'm happy to pass a message along on his behalf. You can learn more at http://www.electpatlak.com.

Thank you!
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