"I am grateful to ABC 7 for teaming up with me again after we found more than $15.2 million owed to taxpayers since March," Pappas said. "While the Tax Sale disproportionately impacts Black and Latino homeowners, all Cook County homeowners are welcome to call the phone bank."
The latest event returned $1.7 million in overpaid property taxes and exemptions were returned to homeowners. This was the third time for the phone bank, which has a grand total of $16.9 million returned.
The following are the phone bank details:
Date: June 16, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cook County Treasurer's Office
Phone Number: 312- 603 - 5105
Samantha Chatman, a consumer investigative reporter with ABC 7's I-Team, will report on the phone bank throughout the day. A team from the Treasurer's Office, fluent in Spanish, Polish, Chinese and English, :
-Search $76 million in available property tax refunds
Check if you are eligible for $46 million in missing tax exemptions
Verify if your property is on the Tax Sale list with delinquent taxes