West Cook News

Nineteen of suburban Chicago’s 200 highest tax-paying commercial properties are in western Cook County, according to a Local Government Information Services (LGIS) analysis of property tax data from the Cook County Treasurer. Collectively, these 19 properties contributed $34.71 million to Cook County’s public funds, which go towards municipal salaries and local school districts. 

LGIS ranked the commercial properties in suburban Chicago that were billed the most in the 2015 tax year. The 200 highest-paying properties paid $441 million; western Cook County made up 7.8 percent of this total. 

Cook County is unique in Illinois in that it assesses property taxes for commercial properties differently than for residential properties. While Cook County residential property tax assessments are capped at 10 percent of market value, commercial and industrial properties are capped at 25 percent. 

That means Cook County commercial property taxpayers can pay more than double the taxes of residential properties with identical market values.

North Riverside Park Mall’s owners paid the most in western Cook County last year at $4.42 million for the North Riverside property, or 12.7 percent of the total. Microsoft Data Center in Northlake was billed at $3.66 million, followed by UPS in Hodgkins at $2.79 million and North Riverside Plaza in North Riverside at $2.07 million.

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Top Commercial Property Taxpayers in South Cook County

Rank	Overall Rank	Property	Taxes Paid	City	Address
1	14	North Riverside Park Mall	$4,420,999	North Riverside	7501 Cermak Rd, North Riverside, IL 60546
2	16	Microsoft Data Center	$3,662,404	Northlake	601 Northwest Ave, Northlake, IL 60164
3	24	UPS	$2,798,369	Hodgkins	1 Ups Way, Hodgkins, IL 60525
4	48	North Riverside Plaza	$2,078,254	North Riverside	2300 Cermak Rd, North Riverside, IL 60546
5	53	400 North Wolf Road	$2,029,316	Northlake	400 N Wolf Rd, Northlake, IL 60164
6	57	2795 W Washington Blvd	$1,953,950	Bellwood	2795 W Washington Blvd, Bellwood, IL 60104
7	70	Walmart - Cicero	$1,803,038	Cicero	3320 S Cicero Ave, Cicero, IL 60804
8	93	UPS	$1,558,217	Hodgkins	1 Ups Way, Hodgkins, IL 60480
9	111	Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.	$1,462,247	McCook	9301 W 55Th St, McCook, IL 60525
10	117	Winston Plaza	$1,431,710	Melrose Park	1000 W North Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
11	121	Super Target - Broadview	$1,407,480	Broadview	800 Broadview Square, Broadview, IL 60155
12	137	UPS	$1,331,455	Hodgkins	1 Ups Way, Hodgkins, IL 60525
13	138	Thatcher Woods Center	$1,331,435	River Grove	8301 W Belmont Ave, River Grove, IL 60171
14	145	Navistar	$1,293,944	Melrose Park	10400 W North Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
15	151	9201 W Belmont Ave.	$1,274,926	Franklin Park	9201 Belmont Ave, Franklin Park, IL 60131
16	158	Sears Outlet	$1,256,417	Melrose Park	2057 W Palmer Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
17	162	Diversified Entities, LLC	$1,247,519	Melrose Park	5000 Mcdermott Dr, Melrose Park, IL 60163
18	171	Hawthorne Racecourse	$1,214,738	Stickney	3501 S Laramie Ave, Stickney, IL 60804
19	197	8999 W Palmer	$1,156,911	River Grove	8999 W Palmer St, River Grove, IL 60171
		TOTAL	$34,713,330

 Source: Cook County Treasurer.

Top 30 Commercial Property Taxpayers in Chicago Suburbs

Overall Rank	Property	Taxes Paid	City	Address
1	Exxon Mobil	$29,298,159	Channahon	25909 S Frontage Rd E, Channahon, IL 60410
2	Woodfield Mall	$23,865,859	Schaumburg	1000 E Woodfield Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
3	Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center	$13,908,398	Skokie	9200 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077
4	Orland Square	$9,065,412	Orland Park	55 Orland Square Dr, Orland Park, IL 60462
5	AT&T	$7,140,842	Hoffman Estates	2000 Ameritech Dr, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
6	Abbott Laboratories	$6,844,475	Lake Bluff	13652 W Buckley Rd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044
7	Rivers Casino	$6,440,231	Des Plaines	3170 Des Plaines River Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60018
8	Fashion Outlets of Chicago	$6,166,593	Rosemont	5220 Fashion Outlets Way, Rosemont, IL 60018
9	Chicago Ridge Mall	$5,975,209	Chicago Ridge	9500 S Ridgeland Ave, Chicago Ridge, IL 60453
10	Hyatt Regency O'Hare	$4,981,285	Rosemont	9300 Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL 60018
11	Gurnee Mills	$4,817,887	Gurnee	6170 Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031
12	Northbrook Court	$4,662,511	Northbrook	1515 Lake Cook Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062
13	River Oaks Center	$4,555,412	Calumet City	96 River Oaks Dr, Calumet City, IL 60409
14	North Riverside Park Mall	$4,420,999	North Riverside	7501 Cermak Rd, North Riverside, IL 60546
15	The Streets of Woodfield	$3,726,401	Schaumburg	601 N Martingale Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
16	Microsoft Data Center	$3,662,404	Northlake	601 Northwest Ave, Northlake, IL 60164
17	Woodfield Corporate Center	$3,508,910	Schaumburg	425 N Martingale Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
18	Luther Village	$3,393,016	Arlington Heights	1225 Luther Ln, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
19	Navistar Inc.	$3,257,257	Lisle	2500 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532
20	4500 West Touhy	$3,116,104	Lincolnwood	4500 W Touhy Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
21	Continental Towers	$2,994,468	Rolling Meadows	1701 W Golf Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
22	Vista Medical Center East	$2,885,760	Waukegan	1324 N Sheridan Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085
23	Fox Valley Mall	$2,844,075	Aurora	195 Fox Valley Center Dr, Aurora, IL 60504
24	UPS	$2,798,369	Hodgkins	1 Ups Way, Hodgkins, IL 60525
25	Woodfield Village Green	$2,662,540	Schaumburg	1400 W Golf Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
26	Old Orchard Towers	$2,629,305	Skokie	5202 Old Orchard Rd, Skokie, IL 60077
27	One O'Hare Centre	$2,582,273	Rosemont	6250 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
28	Tarantula Ventures	$2,517,692	Elk Grove Village	2200 Busse Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
29	Former Motorola Campus	$2,511,526	Schaumburg	1301 E Algonquin Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
30	Zurich Towers	$2,495,496	Schaumburg	1450 American Ln, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Source: Cook County Treasurer.