Illinois Property Report · Cook County, Illinois

5725 S LAFLIN ST

Chicago IL 60636 · PIN 20-17-118-010-0000 · map

Exempt (government, church, school or similar) (class EX)

Who owns it

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The building

Year built
1924
Building
1,025 sq ft
Lot
3,125 sq ft
Type
1 Story
Use
Single-Family
Rooms / bedrooms
5 / 3
Bathrooms
1 full, 1 half
Exterior walls
Masonry
Roof
Shingle + Asphalt
Basement
Full, unfinished
Heat / air
Hot Water Steam · No Central A/C
Condition (Assessor)
Average
Assessor record year
2026

Source: Cook County Assessor's Office, Single and Multi-Family Improvement Characteristics; Cook County Assessor's Office, Parcel Universe (Current Year Only), read Nov 14, 2026. Codes turned into words; numbers rounded.

Assessed value

Tax yearAssessedImplied market value
2026 Assessor mailed$0—
2025 Board of Review$5,601$56,000
2024 Board of Review$5,601$56,000
2023 Board of Review$5,000$50,000
2022 Board of Review$5,000$50,000
2021 Board of Review$5,000$50,000
2020 Board of Review$5,551$56,000
2019 Board of Review$6,238$62,000

Implied market value = assessed value ÷ the class's assessment level (10% for homes and apartments, 25% for commercial). It's the Assessor's estimate for taxes, not an appraisal.

Source: Cook County Assessor's Office, Assessed Values, read Nov 14, 2026. Latest stage per year shown; implied market value calculated by us.

Sales

No recorded sales since 1999.

Source: Cook County Assessor's Office, Parcel Sales, read Nov 14, 2026. Buyer and seller names left out; one row per deed.

Building violations

26 on record since Aug 6, 2026

Open (26)

  • VACANTBUILDING-REGISTER/SECUREAug 6, 2026 · city record

    REGISTER VACANT BUILDING AND KEEP SECURE.

  • MAINTAIN WINDOWAug 6, 2026 · city record

    BROKEN WINDOWS THROUGH-OUT 14X-3-303.13

  • REPAIR EXTERIOR WALLAug 6, 2026 · city record

    SOUTH EXTERIOR MASONRY WALL- WASHED OUT/ ERODED MORTAR JOINTS 14X-3-303.1.1

  • INSTALL SMOKE DETECTORSAug 6, 2026 · city record

    MISSING THROUGH-OUT 14X-5-504.8

  • CARB MONOX DETECT IN RESIDAug 6, 2026 · city record

    MISSING THROUGH-OUT 14X-5-504.9

  • DWELLING CLEAN AND SANITARYAug 6, 2026 · city record

    JUNK AND DEBRIS THROUGH-OUT INTERIOR OF PROPERTY 14X-1-103

  • REPAIR INTERIOR WALLS/CEILINGAug 6, 2026 · city record

    HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILING THROUGH-OUT 14X-3-304.3

  • STRUCTURAL MEMBER, PIER BLOCKAug 6, 2026 · city record

    BATHROOM FLOOR PARTIALLY COLLAPSE- JSEVERAL JOISTS BELOW BATHROOM ARE ROTTED AND OR WATER DAMAGE 14X-3-303.1.1

  • REPAIR ROOFAug 6, 2026 · city record

    ROOF DAMAGED IN VARIOUS AREAS. 14X-3-303.7

  • REPAIR STOOPAug 6, 2026 · city record

    FRONT STOOP IN NEED OF REPAIR. WINGWALLS SEPARATING FROM STAIRS/ SHIFTING WITH WASHED OUT MORTAR 14X-3-303.11

  • REPAIR EXTERIOR STAIRAug 6, 2026 · city record

    REAR WOODEN STAIRS UNSTABLE FROM GRADE TO 1ST FLOOR- FRACTURED/ CRACKED TREAD 14X-3-303.1.1

  • DEFECTIVE SERVICEAug 6, 2026 · city record

    ELECTRICAL SERVICE COMPLETELY VANDALIZED AND PARTIALLY MISSING. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ITS ENTIRETY. DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS

  • INSTALL COVERSAug 6, 2026 · city record

    OPEN BOXES THROUGHOUT PREMISES. DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS

  • EXPOSED WIRINGAug 6, 2026 · city record

    OPEN WIRING VISIBLE VARIUOS AREAS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS

  • DEFECTIVE OUTLETSAug 6, 2026 · city record

    DAMAGED SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLES VISIBLE THROUHGOUT PREMISES.

  • DEFECTIVE FIXTURESAug 6, 2026 · city record

    DAMAGED LIGHT FIXTURES VISIBLE THROUGHOUT PREMISES.

  • DETERIORATED CONDUCTORSAug 6, 2026 · city record

    DETERIORATED CLOTH WIRING VISIBLE THROUGHOUT PREMISES. DAMAGED WIRIN VISIBLE THROUGHOUT PREMISES. DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS

  • LISTED FOR USE TEMP & LOCATIONAug 6, 2026 · city record

    EXTERIOR LIGHT FIXTURES, BOXES, FITTINGS, RACEWAYS MUST BE SUITABLE FOR WET LOCATIONS.

  • INSTALL GFCI'SAug 6, 2026 · city record

    INSTALL GFCI PROTECTION KITCHEN, BATH, LAUNDRY, BASEMENT, EXTERIOR, SINKS.

  • ADD RECEPTACLESAug 6, 2026 · city record

    ADD RECEPTACLES AND REPLACE RECEPTACLES TO PREVENT EXTENSION CORD USAGE. DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS

  • SEE INSPECTOR COMMENTSAug 6, 2026 · city record

    OBTAIN PERMIT(S) TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND TO REPAIR COMPLETELY VANDALIZED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VISIBLE THROUGHOUT PREMISES. (14A-4-404.6)

  • STOP ODORS RPR DFT SEWAGE SYSAug 6, 2026 · city record

    OPEN SEWAGE PIPING THROUGHOUT. DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS

  • REPAIR OR REPLACEAug 6, 2026 · city record

    COLLAPSING MANHOLE AT REAR EXTERIOR DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS. 18-29-708.3.6

  • OPENAug 6, 2026 · city record

    WATER PIPING REMOVED THROUGHOUTDUE TO VANDALIZATION, SUBSTANTIAL D.W.V. PIPING REMOVED AS WELL. 18-209-601.1

  • OBTAIN PERMIT FOR PLUMBINGAug 6, 2026 · city record
  • ENGAG LIC & BOND PLMBNG CNTRCAug 6, 2026 · city record

Violations are what the city cited and when. They don't necessarily reflect the building's current condition and include cases later found not liable. Check with the Department of Buildings before relying on them.

Contractors: open violations like these are the jobs Rootstone sends to masons, roofers, porch builders, fire-safety and pest-control companies, with the owner's mailing address.

Source: City of Chicago, Building Violations, read Nov 14, 2026. Grouped into open and past; long inspector comments shortened.

City hearings and fines

No administrative hearing cases on record at this address.

    Not on the city's Building Code Scofflaw List.

    Source: City of Chicago, Ordinance Violations (Administrative Hearings); City of Chicago, Building Code Scofflaw List, read Nov 14, 2026. One row per case, each fine counted once; scofflaw names left out.

    Building permits

    No building permits on record since 2006 under this address.

      Source: City of Chicago, Building Permits, read Nov 14, 2026. Contractor and applicant names left out; descriptions shortened.

      311 requests, last 3 years

      • Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint 3
      • Building Violation 2

      Requests anyone made about this address (rats, dumping, lights, building complaints), duplicates excluded.

      Source: City of Chicago, 311 Service Requests, read Nov 14, 2026. Counted by request type.

      Location, schools and representatives

      Municipality
      City of Chicago
      Community area
      West Englewood
      Township (assessment)
      Lake
      FEMA flood hazard area
      No
      Elementary school (attendance area)
      Nicholson
      High school (attendance area)
      Englewood Stem HS
      School district (taxes)
      Board of Education
      Park district
      Chicago Park District
      Chicago ward
      16Ald. Stephanie D. Coleman · (773) 306-1981
      Illinois House district
      6
      Illinois Senate district
      3
      U.S. House district
      7
      Cook County Board district
      2

      Who represents this address in Springfield, and how they vote: Politria.

      School attendance areas change; confirm enrollment with the district. Flood status is FEMA's mapped Special Flood Hazard Area.

      Source: Cook County Assessor's Office, Parcel Universe (Current Year Only); City of Chicago, Ward Offices, read Nov 14, 2026. District names put in plain words.

      This report collects public records as their agencies publish them, read live when you open it. It is not a consumer report: don't use it to decide on tenants, employment, credit or insurance. It is not a substitute for an inspection, survey, appraisal or title search.

      Property data: Cook County Assessor's Office open data. Cook County does not endorse AlderWorks or its products. City records: City of Chicago Data Portal (see the disclaimer below).