With real estate assessment notices being mailed out in some of the smaller townships and assessments increasing, it occurs that some might find reading these articles of interest:
September 26, 2008 – Daily Herald Editorial Misses the Boat on Effect of Lower Assessments on Tax Bills
April 25, 2008 – Can’t Stand the Suspense?
April 24, 2008 – Home Prices Down – Don’t Expect Assessments to Fall…
January 01, 2008 – Wonder Why Real Estate Assessments Do Not Go Down?
December 04, 2007 – McHenry County Assessments Up About 5%
After you receives a reassessment notice, you have 30 days to appeal. Look for the map you see below, which you can find here on the Supervisor of Assessments’ web page. Click on your township and your deadline can be found. I’ve copied the map below, but I do not know if the connections will work.
Click the map for Filing Deadlines & Assessor Information
Here are the deadlines announced as of yesterday:
- Alden – October 27th
- Hebron – October 30th
- Richmond – October 23rd
- Hartland – October 17th
- Seneca – October 17th