35 ILCS 200

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Cook County's two-step assessment, equalization factor, and the six-exemption stack — general homestead, senior 65+, senior assessment freeze, disabled, returning veteran, and the sliding-scale disabled-veteran exemption.

Anchored to: 35 ILCS 200/15-170 et seq

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35 ILCS 200 (Illinois Property Tax Code)

Illinois Cook County Property Tax Calculator

Compute an Illinois property's tax bill under the Illinois Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200). Models Cook County's distinctive two-step assessment — Class 2 residential parcels assessed at 10% of fair market value (35 ILCS 200/9-185) and equalized to the 33-1/3% statewide standard via the Illinois Department of Revenue multiplier (35 ILCS 200/17-5) — plus the full homestead-exemption stack: general homestead, senior 65+, senior assessment freeze (income-tested ≤ $65,000), disabled persons, returning veterans, and the disabled-veterans sliding scale that fully exempts a 70%+ service-connected disability rating.

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Illinois Cook County Property Tax Calculator
Compute an Illinois property's tax bill under the Illinois Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200). Models Cook County's distinctive two-step assessment — Class 2 residential parcels assessed at 10% of fair market value (35 ILCS 200/9-185) and equalized to the 33-1/3% statewide standard via the Illinois Department of Revenue multiplier (35 ILCS 200/17-5) — plus the full homestead-exemption stack: general homestead, senior 65+, senior assessment freeze (income-tested ≤ $65,000), disabled persons, returning veterans, and the disabled-veterans sliding scale that fully exempts a 70%+ service-connected disability rating.

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