Veterans must complete the Exemption Application and return to the Cook County Assessor's Office (118 N. Clark St., Room 320, Chicago, IL 60602) and also, please, include:

• A first-time applicant must please provide a Department of Defense DD Form 214, certified by either the Cook County Recorder of Deeds or Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. This document is not required for future annual applications.
• All applicants, first-time and in later years, must please provide a Disability Certification Letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• To the non-remarried surviving spouse of a disabled veteran who is eligible for the Exemption and is using the Exemption for the first time or transferring it to a new address: you must please provide the disabled Veterans death certificate and proof of ownership.

Please Note: This exemption cannot be combined with the Disabled Persons Homeowner Exemption or Returning Veterans Homeowner Exemption.