A Primer on Real Estate Taxation in Cook County (1/21/26)

This seminar will be an overview of assessments and assessment appeals, and tax sales and deeds by industry leaders. 

Assessment and Appeals 101

The Assessor’s Office Process
Cook County Assessor’s Office 
Gina Matthiesen, Senior Legal Counsel

The Board of Review’s Process 
Elly Drake, Ryan Law

Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) and Specific Objections (SPO)
Lauren C. Elliott, Elliott & Associates

TAX DEEDS 101 Tax Sales and Tax Deeds-Tyler v. Hennepin County
Terry J. Carter, Carter Legal Group, P.C.
Gregory M. Reiter, Reiter Law Offices Ltd.
John W. Stanko Jr., Stanko McCarthy Law Group Ltd.

Moderator: 
Dora Cornelio, Schmidt Salzman & Moran, Ltd.; Chair, CBA Real Estate Taxation Committee

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

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Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live.