When do we get our second tax bill? Can I find out the total tax bill before it arrives in the mail?

From 1978 through 2011, Second installment tax bills were due anywhere from late August to mid-December. In 2012, for the first time in 34 years, tax bills were mailed on July 1 and due August 1 which is the statutorily required date. This was due to unprecedented cooperation between the Cook County Assessor, the Board of Review, the Treasurer and the Clerk who all worked to get tax bills out on time.  Now, August 1st has become the new norm for the property tax due date.

If you check the Treasurer's web site at www.cookcountytreasurer.com they usually post the taxes due for each property index number a few days before the bills arrive in your mail box.