Owners of 656 homes, businesses or lots in Proviso owe nearly $4 million in delinquent taxes – or $26.08 per resident, according to the Cook County Treasurer.
In all, owners of more than 19,000 properties in Cook County suburbs have a week to pay delinquent property taxes before their balance is auctioned at the annual tax sale May 4.
Unpaid bills will be purchased by investors who can charge the property owner higher interest on the overdue bill. Overdue taxes on properties in suburban Cook County total nearly $68 million, according to the latest tally from the Cook County Treasurer.
Proviso has the highest total overdue per capita in west suburban Cook. Leyden property owners owe $1.9 million – or $20.81 per resident – and Cicero property owners owe $1.7 million – or $19.74 per resident. Altogether, unpaid taxes in the region total $11.1 million, with 1,874 properties on the list.
Property owners can see who owes and how much on the treasurer's website.
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Suburban Cook County delinquent taxes
| Region | Township | Properties | Tax Due | Population | Per Person |
| South | Thornton | 8,239 | $24,946,172.04 | 169,326 | $147.33 |
| South | Calumet | 390 | $2,191,761.32 | 20,777 | $105.49 |
| South | Bloom | 3,125 | $6,820,037.85 | 90,922 | $75.01 |
| South | Bremen | 2,383 | $5,706,555.30 | 110,118 | $51.82 |
| South | Rich | 696 | $3,825,032.36 | 76,727 | $49.85 |
| West | Proviso | 656 | $3,957,185.72 | 151,704 | $26.08 |
| West | Leyden | 258 | $1,933,301.21 | 92,890 | $20.81 |
| West | Cicero | 327 | $1,655,738.05 | 83,891 | $19.74 |
| West | River Forest | 14 | $206,321.40 | 11,172 | $18.47 |
| South | Palos | 137 | $858,497.14 | 54,615 | $15.72 |
| South | Worth | 722 | $2,339,836.04 | 152,633 | $15.33 |
| North | Barrington | 33 | $219,385.71 | 15,636 | $14.03 |
| West | Stickney | 114 | $564,756.19 | 40,772 | $13.85 |
| West | Berwyn | 133 | $729,267.29 | 56,657 | $12.87 |
| West | Lyons | 282 | $1,408,910.21 | 111,688 | $12.61 |
| North | Hanover | 163 | $1,092,318.07 | 99,538 | $10.97 |
| North | Niles | 192 | $1,118,847.95 | 105,882 | $10.57 |
| West | Oak Park | 72 | $535,961.63 | 51,878 | $10.33 |
| North | Schaumburg | 182 | $1,251,661.32 | 131,288 | $9.53 |
| North | Elk Grove | 96 | $791,136.16 | 92,905 | $8.52 |
| North | New Trier | 61 | $468,013.34 | 55,424 | $8.44 |
| North | Maine | 192 | $1,144,542.24 | 135,772 | $8.43 |
| North | Palatine | 164 | $926,081.51 | 112,994 | $8.20 |
| South | Orland | 314 | $781,613.80 | 97,558 | $8.01 |
| South | Lemont | 61 | $168,660.51 | 21,113 | $7.99 |
| North | Wheeling | 204 | $1,200,551.42 | 153,360 | $7.83 |
| North | Northfield | 94 | $601,832.57 | 85,102 | $7.07 |
| West | Riverside | 18 | $92,889.20 | 15,594 | $5.96 |
| North | Evanston | 72 | $454,135.10 | ||
| Total | 19,394 | $67,991,002.65 |
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