Cook County residents prepaid nearly $700 million in property tax for 2018, according to a Blockshopper.com analysis of local data.
Chicago homeowners paid more than a third of the total tax prepaid – nearly $249,000. Winnetka homeowners paid $31 million and Wilmette homeowners paid $30 million.
Trump’s tax reform lowered individual tax rates but also capped the amount of property taxes those in high-property tax states like Illinois could write off at $10,000. As a result, a record number of Cook County homeowners paid their bills early, allowing them to keep the write-off for one more year.
More than 119,000 Cook County residents prepaid their property taxes.
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Cook County early property tax paid
| City | Region | Total early tax paid | Percent of total early tax paid |
| Chicago | Chicago | $248,800,010.64 | 34.32% |
| Winnetka | North | $30,538,433.12 | 4.21% |
| Wilmette | North | $29,845,253.62 | 4.12% |
| Glenview | North | $29,315,804.47 | 4.04% |
| Evanston | North | $27,560,764.90 | 3.80% |
| Northbrook | North | $25,694,943.90 | 3.54% |
| Arlington Heights | North | $23,325,106.30 | 3.22% |
| Oak Park | West | $22,245,000.75 | 3.07% |
| Palatine | North | $19,705,285.12 | 2.72% |
| Park Ridge | North | $18,740,278.19 | 2.59% |
| Glencoe | North | $17,873,732.35 | 2.47% |
| Orland Park | South | $11,364,318.08 | 1.57% |
| Schaumburg | North | $10,482,955.79 | 1.45% |
| River Forest | West | $9,842,461.13 | 1.36% |
| Western Springs | West | $9,453,738.98 | 1.30% |
| Skokie | North | $9,117,198.85 | 1.26% |
| Mount Prospect | North | $8,795,696.28 | 1.21% |
| La Grange | West | $8,496,938.71 | 1.17% |
| Barrington | North | $7,585,851.60 | 1.05% |
| Kenilworth | North | $6,524,766.69 | 0.90% |
| Hoffman Estates | North | $6,422,395.52 | 0.89% |
| South Barrington | North | $6,312,093.62 | 0.87% |
| Northfield | North | $5,658,977.23 | 0.78% |
| Des Plaines | North | $5,639,983.02 | 0.78% |
| Lincolnwood | North | $5,504,569.48 | 0.76% |
| Inverness | North | $5,176,896.08 | 0.71% |
| Elk Grove Village | North | $4,721,518.68 | 0.65% |
| Tinley Park | South | $4,463,184.55 | 0.62% |
| Burr Ridge | South | $4,398,758.99 | 0.61% |
| Morton Grove | North | $4,204,066.56 | 0.58% |
| Lemont | South | $4,138,542.71 | 0.57% |
| Riverside | West | $4,082,969.37 | 0.56% |
| Palos Park | South | $3,985,141.75 | 0.55% |
| Prospect Heights | North | $3,265,604.91 | 0.45% |
| Palos Heights | South | $3,090,332.90 | 0.43% |
| Rolling Meadows | North | $2,952,843.42 | 0.41% |
| Niles | North | $2,903,631.49 | 0.40% |
| Hinsdale | West | $2,794,631.30 | 0.39% |
| Wheeling | North | $2,753,394.10 | 0.38% |
| La Grange Park | West | $2,704,456.77 | 0.37% |
| Oak Lawn | South | $2,356,055.51 | 0.33% |
| Flossmoor | South | $2,311,712.78 | 0.32% |
| Bartlett | North | $2,226,364.43 | 0.31% |
| Buffalo Grove | North | $2,065,344.11 | 0.28% |
| Streamwood | North | $1,656,130.35 | 0.23% |
| Brookfield | West | $1,151,092.54 | 0.16% |
| Indian Head Park | West | $1,149,755.49 | 0.16% |
| Barrington Hills | North | $1,115,646.44 | 0.15% |
| Palos Hills | South | $1,093,096.84 | 0.15% |
| Elgin | North | $1,064,320.74 | 0.15% |
| Oak Forest | South | $979,799.89 | 0.14% |
| Westchester | West | $970,948.55 | 0.13% |
| Elmwood Park | West | $959,767.93 | 0.13% |
| Homewood | South | $958,758.28 | 0.13% |
| Berwyn | West | $893,420.55 | 0.12% |
| Willow Springs | South | $889,613.95 | 0.12% |
| Norridge | North | $852,306.83 | 0.12% |
| Roselle | North | $799,657.08 | 0.11% |
| Forest Park | West | $784,904.10 | 0.11% |
| Evergreen Park | South | $783,994.00 | 0.11% |
| Hickory Hills | South | $768,516.42 | 0.11% |
| Golf | North | $676,206.12 | 0.09% |
| Franklin Park | West | $671,373.85 | 0.09% |
| Olympia Fields | South | $614,104.11 | 0.08% |
| Alsip | South | $593,099.89 | 0.08% |
| Countryside | West | $517,144.08 | 0.07% |
| Bridgeview | South | $503,623.26 | 0.07% |
| Broadview | West | $474,076.64 | 0.07% |
| South Holland | South | $468,837.19 | 0.06% |
| Lansing | South | $461,416.43 | 0.06% |
| Burbank | South | $448,798.64 | 0.06% |
| Chicago Heights | South | $444,556.93 | 0.06% |
| Matteson | South | $394,907.01 | 0.05% |
| Schiller Park | West | $394,740.63 | 0.05% |
| Cicero | West | $355,030.91 | 0.05% |
| Dolton | South | $288,159.78 | 0.04% |
| Melrose Park | West | $281,376.51 | 0.04% |
| Blue Island | South | $277,700.63 | 0.04% |
| Midlothian | South | $276,270.45 | 0.04% |
| Bedford Park | South | $259,102.92 | 0.04% |
| Worth | South | $242,971.59 | 0.03% |
| Country Club Hills | South | $233,106.65 | 0.03% |
| Calumet City | South | $231,341.87 | 0.03% |
| Rosemont | North | $224,712.67 | 0.03% |
| Chicago Ridge | South | $212,210.61 | 0.03% |
| Bellwood | West | $206,574.62 | 0.03% |
| River Grove | West | $204,961.09 | 0.03% |
| Hanover Park | North | $201,168.33 | 0.03% |
| Northlake | West | $180,872.67 | 0.02% |
| Crestwood | South | $177,063.44 | 0.02% |
| Orland Hills | South | $156,775.39 | 0.02% |
| Maywood | West | $150,451.48 | 0.02% |
| Park Forest | South | $150,385.90 | 0.02% |
| Lyons | West | $134,679.31 | 0.02% |
| Hazel Crest | South | $127,805.81 | 0.02% |
| Lynwood | South | $121,000.31 | 0.02% |
| Glenwood | South | $108,712.83 | 0.01% |
| Summit | South | $103,953.23 | 0.01% |
| Richton Park | South | $103,392.69 | 0.01% |
| Justice | South | $102,078.79 | 0.01% |
| Stickney | West | $81,321.81 | 0.01% |
| Berkeley | West | $77,756.09 | 0.01% |
| Steger | South | $75,524.40 | 0.01% |
| Hillside | West | $63,339.53 | 0.01% |
| North Riverside | West | $59,668.47 | 0.01% |
| Markham | South | $58,514.58 | 0.01% |
| McCook | South | $46,441.59 | 0.01% |
| Sauk Village | South | $45,272.23 | 0.01% |
| Harvey | South | $38,265.07 | 0.01% |
| Thornton | South | $36,405.34 | 0.01% |
| Calumet Park | South | $25,115.64 | 0.00% |
| Riverdale | South | $20,299.07 | 0.00% |
| Hodgkins | South | $16,378.75 | 0.00% |
| Phoenix | South | $15,425.27 | 0.00% |
| East Hazel Crest | South | $13,604.90 | 0.00% |
| Forest View | West | $13,030.93 | 0.00% |
| Hometown | South | $9,680.36 | 0.00% |
| Burnham | South | $9,214.90 | 0.00% |
| Merrionette Park | South | $7,502.33 | 0.00% |
| Stone Park | West | $6,114.53 | 0.00% |
| Posen | South | $4,052.51 | 0.00% |
| South Chicago Heights | South | $3,487.29 | 0.00% |
| Robbins | South | $1,788.40 | 0.00% |
| Dixmoor | South | $1,381.45 | 0.00% |
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