Government
Cook County Treasurer’s Office - Information regarding your real estate tax bill, online payment, understanding your tax bill, tax dates, forms, and refunds.
cookcountytreasurer.com
Cook County Assessor’s Office – Information regarding assessments; assessor’s office locations telephone numbers, and office hours; Taxpayers who have recently received increased assessment notices can compare neighboring property assessments.
cookcountyassessor.com
City of Chicago Zoning Map – This is an interactive mapping website, which allows users to determine the zoning classification for any area of the city. Users are allowed to search by specific address, intersection, or by ward.
cityofchicago.org/zoning
City of Chicago Building Department – Building permit and inspection information.
cityofchicago.org/buildingviolations
Circuit Court of Cook County – Information regarding all types of court cases in Cook County, court locations, hours, forms, and other resources. Users can look up case information by litigant name, case number, or filing date.
cookcountyclerkofcourt.org
Secretary of State Business Services – Information regarding businesses in Illinois including corporations, LLCs, and partnerships with links to forms, filing instructions, publications, and Certificates of Good Standing.
cyberdriveillinois.com
Real Estate
Home Partners of America – A company that is committed to making homeownership a reality. They will assist people find homes in the town, neighborhood, and house in which they would like to live.
homepartners.com
National Home Rentals – An operator of single family homes for rent in markets across the country.
nationalhomerentals.com
Mortgage News Daily – Interest rates can fluctuate daily, and this website provides current mortgage interest rate for various loan products.
mortgagenewsdaily.com
Chicago Tribune Homes – A complete guide to the Chicago area housing market, including thousands of listing of homes for sale or rent, real estate closing prices back to 1993, detailed profiles of every Chicago community, extensive advice and information on buying a home, and weekly real estate coverage.
chicagotribune.com
Finance Center – This site has calculators to help you answer specific financing questions.
realtor.com
For Sale by Owner Connection – Browse extensive property listings and helpful information for both buyers and sellers.
sboconnection.com
Home Path – A Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) site with information on buying and refinancing homes. Includes calculators for consumers to determine how much home they can afford.
Homepath.com
HomeFinder.com – Its national map shows communities with available (and soon-to-be-available) listings. Offerings are listed by builder communities, with various models offered in descending price order.
homefinder.com
MSN Homeadvisor – One of the largest home search sites, boasting over one million listings nationwide, along with data on neighborhoods, such as average house price, lot size, crime statistics and SAT scores. (No For Sale by Owner listings.)
msn.com/en-us/money/moneny/realestate
