Cook County Board of Review
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.
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]
Scheduled elections for each seat over the next twenty years are as follows:[3]
- District 1: 2022, 2026, 2030, 2032, 2036, 2040
- District 2: 2022, 2026, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2038
- District 3: 2022, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2034, 2038
Composition[]
| Affiliation | Members | |
| 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 2020.
| District | Commissioner | In office since | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Democratic | |
| 2 | Michael Cabonargi | 2011 | Democratic |
| 3 | Larry Rogers, Jr. | 2004 | Democratic |
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)[]
| Session | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1998–December 2002 | Maureen Murphy | Joseph Berrios | Robert Shaw |
| December 2002–December 2004 | |||
| December 2004–December 2006 | Larry Rogers Jr. | ||
| December 2006–December 2008 | Brendan Houlihan | ||
| December 2008–December 2010 | |||
| December 2010–December 2012 | Dan Patlak | Seat vacant until February 2010 | |
| Michael Cabonargi | |||
| December 2012–December 2014 | |||
| December 2014–December 2016 | |||
| December 2016–December 2018 | |||
| December 2018–December 2020 | |||
| December 2020–December 2022 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "History of The Board of Review". Cook County Board Of Review. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ History of the Cook County Board of Review
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
External links[]
- Cook County Board Of Review official government website
- Cook County Board of Review