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Article: Thousands of property owners due refunds
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 9, 2002
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It seems 26,210 property owners in Cook County overpaid their
taxes last year, putting an extra $40.9 million into the county
treasury. That includes $500,000 from one property owner.
Now Treasurer Maria Pappas wants to give it back.
Pappas plans to announce a new program this morning to help
property owners find out if they are among those who overpaid their
taxes. Property owners can go to her Web site at www.cook
countytreasurer.com, enter a 14-digit property identification number
and find out if they are due a refund. The county will continue to
mail notices to property owners whose taxes were overpaid.
Every year, the county receives overpayments on thousands of ...