Office Hours
Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Phone: 708.748.6722

Carol Ranieri, CIAO, Assessor

The Assessor’s Office is here to assist residents with tax exemptions, senior deferrals and assessment complaints, and in securing refunds and copies of deeds and tax bills. In addition, the Assessor’s office...

• Processes building permits
  
• Maintains up-to-date address records and maps
  
• Advises taxpayers on Board of Review processing
  
• Acts as liaison with property owners to the Cook County Assessor
  
• Assists in the preparation of Agriculture Valuation documents
  
• Travels downtown weekly deliver exemption renewal forms, Certificate of Error requests, and appeals to the Cook County Assessor's Office
  
• Requests Assessment by Legal Description bills (these bills are for taxpayers whose property is on an underlying or sub number pin).
  
• Obtains duplicate copies of tax bills, delivers change of name forms for new residents and works with the Cook County Treasure's Office on behalf of taxpayers.
  
• Requests copies of duplicate deeds from the Recorder of Deeds Office.
  
• Orders tax redemptions from the Cook County Clerk.
  ...and much more

Factors that can affect your residential property tax bill include:

• Your property’s assessed value, which is determined by the Cook County Assessor
• The “equalizer,” an annual computation determined by Illinois Dept. of Revenue
• Tax levies, annually levied by local taxing bodies
• Exemptions determined by the State Legislature

Others who are an important part of the tax assessment process:

• James M. Houlihan, Cook County Assessor applies the “equalizer.” The Assessor’s office also provides a detailed explanation of “How and Why” your tax bill is estimated.
• Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer collects property tax throughout Cook County
• David Orr, Cook County Clerk calculates the tax rates based on tax levies

If you have questions about tax factors, or if you need help in the areas described above, the Assessor’s Office will be glad to assist you.

For this year’s calendar of property tax due dates and eligibility, please see Tax Schedule 2006.

Your elected Assessor, Carol Ranieri, has worked for Rich Township as a deputy assessor for 16 years, is a member of the Illinois Assessors Association, the secretary of the Cook County Township Assessor's Association and a member of the Human Relations Commission of Richton Park. As a deputy assessor, Carol took the qualifying classes to become an assessor in the State of Illinois, giving her a CIAO (Certified Illinois Assessing Officer) designation.  Assessor Ranieri takes continuing education classes thru the Illinois Property Assessment Institute every year to keep her designation in good standing.