Cook County Board of Review

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The Cook County Board of Review is an independent office created by statute by the Illinois General Assembly and is governed by three commissioners who are elected by district for two- or four-year terms. Cook County, which includes Chicago, is the United States' second-most populous county (after Los Angeles County, California) with a population of 5.2 million residents. The Cook County Board of Review holds quasi-judicial powers to adjudicate taxpayer complaints or recommend exempt status of real property.

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History

The board had been first created after the task of hearing tax appeals was transferred from the Cook County Board of Commissioners to a three-member board of review. [1] The Revenue Act of 1939 converted this appeals system into a two member Cook County Board of Appeals. [1] Both members were elected in a single at-large election held quadrennially.[ citation needed ] It remained this way until 1998. [1] In 1996, the Illinois Legislature successfully passed Public Act 89-671, which made it so that, in 1998, the Cook County Board of Appeals would be renamed Cook County Board of Review and be reconstituted as a three-member body. [1]

Responsibilities

The board of review allows residential and commercial property owners to contest an assessment made by the Cook County assessor that they believe incorrect or unjust. The Cook County Board of Review is vested with quasi-judicial powers to adjudicate taxpayer complaints or recommend exempt status of real property, which includes: residential, commercial, industrial, condominium property, and vacant land. There are approximately 1.8 million parcels of property in Cook County. The Board of Review adjudicated 422,713 parcel appeals in the 2012 assessment year. [2]

Elections

Members are elected by district. [3]

The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term. [3]

The following table indicates whether a seat was/will be up for election in a given year:

Seats up for election by year (through 2042) [3]
YearDistrict
1st2nd3rd
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2004 Pictogram voting delete.svg No electionPictogram voting delete.svg No electionSymbol confirmed.svg Election
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2010 Symbol confirmed.svg ElectionPictogram voting delete.svg No electionPictogram voting delete.svg No election
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2014 Pictogram voting delete.svg No electionPictogram voting delete.svg No electionSymbol confirmed.svg Election
2016 Symbol confirmed.svg ElectionSymbol confirmed.svg ElectionPictogram voting delete.svg No election
2018 Pictogram voting delete.svg No electionSymbol confirmed.svg ElectionSymbol confirmed.svg Election
2020 Symbol confirmed.svg ElectionPictogram voting delete.svg No electionPictogram voting delete.svg No election
2022 Symbol confirmed.svg ElectionSymbol confirmed.svg ElectionSymbol confirmed.svg Election
2024Pictogram voting delete.svg No electionPictogram voting delete.svg No electionSymbol confirmed.svg Election
2026Symbol confirmed.svg ElectionSymbol confirmed.svg ElectionPictogram voting delete.svg No election
2028Pictogram voting delete.svg No electionSymbol confirmed.svg ElectionSymbol confirmed.svg Election
2030Symbol confirmed.svg ElectionPictogram voting delete.svg No electionPictogram voting delete.svg No election
2042Symbol confirmed.svg ElectionSymbol confirmed.svg ElectionSymbol confirmed.svg Election

Composition

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 3
  Republican Party 0
 Total
3

Commissioners

Current

This is a list of the Cook County Board Of Review Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of December 2022:

DistrictCommissionerIn office sinceParty
1 George A. Cardenas 2022Democratic
2Samantha Steele2022Democratic
3 Larry Rogers, Jr. 2004Democratic

Past

Individuals who served on the original three-member Cook County Board of Review included Patrick Nash.

Individuals who served on the two-member Cook County Board of Appeals included Joseph Berrios, Wilson Frost, Pat Quinn, and Harry H. Semrow.

Members of the Cook County Board of Review (1998–present)

1st district
2nd district
  • Joseph Berrios (Democrat): December 1998 — December 2010
  • Michael Cabonargi (Democrat): February 2011 – December 2022
  • Samantha Steele (Democrat): December 2022 – present
3rd district

See also

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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 2014.

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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 2012.

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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 2, 2010.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span> American election

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span> American election

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 7, 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span> American election

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 2, 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span> American election

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 5, 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1998 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span> American election

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 3, 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1990 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span> American election

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1988 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span> American election

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 8, 1988.

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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 1986.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "History of The Board of Review". Cook County Board Of Review. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "History of the Cook County Board of Review". Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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