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David Orr
Cook County
Clerk
The following
excerpts the from Cook County Clerk's
website are designed to enhance your
understanding of the duties of the Clerk and
the services provided.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Cook
County Clerk serves as the chief election
authority for the entire county, the third
largest election jurisdiction in the nation.
Along with administering elections in
suburban Cook County, the Clerk's office
maintains birth, marriage and death records,
assists property owners in redeeming
delinquent taxes, and records the activity
of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Offices
The Cook
County Clerk maintains seven offices, two
located in Downtown Chicago, and five
located in various suburbs, including one in
Maywood.
Cook County
Building
118 N. Clark
Street
Chicago, IL
60602
Hours: 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. (M-F)
Vital
Records Division - 312-603-7790
Real Estate
& Tax Services - 312-603-5656
Clerk of
the Board - 312-603-6566
Clerk's Office in Maywood
1311 Maybrook Square, Room 109
Maywood, IL 60153
(708) 865-6010
Departments
The Cook
County Clerk's Office is organized with the
following departments: Vital Records, Real
Estate and Tax Services, Clerk of the Board,
and Ethics and Campaign Disclosure
Vital
Records
The Cook
County
Clerk's
office
serves as
the official
record
keeper for
births,
marriages
and deaths
that occur
in Chicago
and suburban
Cook County.
The Clerk's
Bureau of
Vital
Statistics
division
provides
copies of
these
documents
for eligible
individuals
upon
request.
Real Estate
And Tax
Services
The Cook
County
Clerk's
office has a
variety of
property tax
responsibilities.
When
delinquent
or unpaid
taxes are
sold by the
Cook County
Treasurer's
office, the
Clerk's
office
handles the
redemption
process,
which allows
taxpayers to
redeem, or
pay, their
taxes to
remove the
risk of
losing their
property.
Records for
delinquent
taxes for
prior years
(currently
defined as
tax year
2004 and
earlier) are
the
responsibility
of the
Clerk's
office.
The Clerk's
office also
maintains
the county's
property tax
maps and
calculates
tax rates
based on the
tax levies
submitted by
the county's
taxing
districts
and the
valuation of
properties
within those
districts.
Clerk Of The
Board
The Clerk of
the Board
records the
activity of
the Cook
County Board
of
Commissioners
by preparing
bi-weekly
agendas and
post-meeting
reports and
maintaining
county board
records.
Ethics And
Campaign
Disclosure
The Cook
County
Clerk's
Ethics and
Campaign
Disclosure
department
accepts and
records
documents
detailing
the
financial
activities
of public
officials,
candidates,
certain
government
officials
and
lobbyists.
To learn more,
visit the Cook County Clerk's website at
www.cookctyclerk.com, or call (312)
603-5656. |
