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Cook county property tax, check mailed 3 weeks before due date

By Terry Savage on June 05, 2023 | Wild Card

Hi Terry,

My mom, a senior, mailed her cook county property tax 3 weeks before it was due on April 3. She saw on her bank statement that the check did not clear. She went online and it said the account was delinquent. She paid the property tax online, but it was late and they changed her $50. She also went to the bank to put a stop payment on the check. Have you heard anything about cook county being late with processing property taxes? I wonder where the check is. Is there a way for my mom to get the $50 back? Thank you.

Terry Says

That’s unlikely — a return of the $50 penalty. IN the future, I always advise sending ALL PAYMENTS OF TAXES (federal, property, state, etc) by Registered Mail, return receipt requested. Glad she stopped payment on the original check.

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