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Assessor warns township of Cook County tax-billing delays and reconciliation problems

Riverside Township Board of Trustees · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Riverside Township's assessor told trustees that Cook County's new tax-billing system has delayed mailing of bills and refunds and is causing reconciliation errors; trustees were told bills must be mailed by Feb.27 to meet the 30-day legal notice for the April 1 due date.

Riverside Township Assessor Sasser told the board that Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas's new tax-billing system continues to experience problems that have delayed mailing, interfered with accounting reconciliation and held up refunds to taxpayers.

Sasser said the system transition created cashiering and coding issues, including rounding and data-transfer errors that…

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