The Illinois Housing Council has been working with the Cook County Assessor’s Office on strategies to ensure that deed-restricted, affordable rental properties receive fair and accurate property assessments. The Assessor’s Office recently created the Real Property Income & Expense (RPIE) Online tool, which is a digitally secure tool for commercial property owners to provide data associated with a business entity’s buildings, income, expenses and vacancies. The Assessor’s Office encourages all property owners to submit information via RPIE to assist in their efforts to determine the most accurate property valuations for affordable housing properties.