Pat Hynes
Democratic · IL · Lyons Township Assessor
Pat Hynes is the 2026 Democratic nominee for Cook County Assessor and has served as Lyons Township Assessor since 2021. He has roughly three decades of property-tax experience, including more than twenty years in the Cook County Assessor's Office, is a certified Illinois assessing officer, and volunteers as a firefighter and EMT.
Track record
Government Efficiency
· 3 records
During the 2023-2024 reporting year, Hynes's office provided mobile taxpayer services across Lyons Township and Hynes delivered property-tax presentations to residents.
June 1, 2024For
Source: lyonstownshipil.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Hynes's Lyons Township Assessor's Office audited county assessment data, corrected erroneous assessments, and returned 50 missing properties to the tax rolls during the 2022-2023 reporting year.
September 1, 2023For
Source: lyonstownshipil.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Under Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes, the assessor's office used county data to identify residents missing property-tax exemptions, contacted them through outreach, and helped secure $1.2 million in refunds during the 2022-2023 reporting year.
September 1, 2023For
Source: lyonstownshipil.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 2 records
During the 2023-2024 reporting year, Hynes's office provided mobile taxpayer services across Lyons Township and Hynes delivered property-tax presentations to residents.
June 1, 2024For
Source: lyonstownshipil.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Under Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes, the assessor's office used county data to identify residents missing property-tax exemptions, contacted them through outreach, and helped secure $1.2 million in refunds during the 2022-2023 reporting year.
September 1, 2023For
Source: lyonstownshipil.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- Cook County Assessor · November 3, 2026 · Cook County, Illinois
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.