Assessor Joseph Berrios talks about the phasing out of the 7% tax cap and his legislative initiatives in Springfield.

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March 30th, 2011		Department of Communications
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Cook County Assessor Berrios Certifies 2010 Assessment

Berrios Also Announces the Reopening of the Rolling Meadows Branch Office

CHICAGO – Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios announced today that his office has certified all 2010 assessment values, allowing the Board of Review to open the last 2010 township for its review – almost two months ahead of schedule.

“My office has worked very hard to ensure the timely completion of the 2010 assessment cycle in order to do our part to help in the timely mailing of tax bills.  In turn, this will help ensure that the local taxing bodies will receive their funds sooner,” Berrios said.

The Cook County Assessor is the first part of a process that involves several other governmental agencies until the mailing of property tax bills. 

“The prior administration’s projected certification of this assessment was mid-May.  The dedication and hard work of my staff helped accelerate the assessment schedule and finish it almost two months early,” Berrios explained.

Cook County property tax bills have been mailed progressively later each year, with second-installment payments not being due until December 2^nd last year. This not only affects homeowners, but the taxing agencies, such as school districts. Last year many were forced to borrow funds to operate, Berrios noted.

Berrios said he plans to immediately begin the 2011 triennial reassessment of south and western suburban Cook County in order to keep the assessment schedule progressing in a timely and efficient manner.

Berrios also announced that in an effort to better serve suburban taxpayers, he has reopened the Rolling Meadows branch office which has been closed for the past nine months.  The office is located at 2121 Euclid Avenue in Rolling Meadows and will be open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“I made a pledge last fall that I would re-open our satellite offices so that suburban residents would not have to drive to our downtown office,” Berrios said.

The other satellite offices, all open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., are located at:

• 10200 S. 76^th Ave., Room 237, Bridgeview
• 16501 S. Kedzie Ave., Markham
• 5600 W. Old Orchard Rd., Skokie

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