Under the heading of “Why your tax bills went up,” in Kevin Craver’s article on the issuance of Property Tax bills is a misstatement from the McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments. The Northwest Herald story says Robert Ross indicated, “The … Continue reading
I cut my political teeth while McHenry County Treasurer in 1959-70 by challenging real estate assessments before the McHenry County Board of Review (a fool’s errand in those days) and, then, appealing them to the newly-former Illinois Property Tax Appeals … Continue reading
The table above shows the seventeen townships in McHenry County, the number of appeals for this tax year (2011 assessments, taxes to be collected in 2012), the total number of real estate parcels, plus the percentage of appeals from each … Continue reading
Friday, December 23rd is not only the beginning of the Christmas weekend, but it is also the last day to file appeals with the McHenry County Board of Review. Only Algonquin Township’s appeal deadline has not already passed. It’s too … Continue reading
Real estate assessments will be published in the Northwest Herald Wednesday. I don’t know what the news stand price is, but the price for the insert is $2.50 after Wednesday, as I understand it. There’s about a month in which … Continue reading
Not only are townships and municipalities using taxpayer dollars to lobby against the interests of their taxpayers, so are school boards. And they are all paying for their lobbying with taxpayer-financed dues. Read what is posted on the Illinois Association … Continue reading
With State Rep. Jack Franks about to get lots of publicity about keeping real estate tax bills down, it’s worth looking at the underlying problem. This is the third or fourth article I have written on the subject. It’s a … Continue reading
From the McHenry County email last Friday: 10 Questions to a Fair Assessment: An Explanation of the Assessment Appeal Process in McHenry County After you have received your 2011 assessment notice please use the commonly asked questions below to better … Continue reading
A press release from Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore: Grafton Township Assessor to Speak on Property Tax Assessments Assessor William Ottley will be making a presentation about property tax assessments on Tuesday July 26th at the Huntley American Legion, 11712 … Continue reading
As the sponsor of the overlapping tax district bill in 1973, I think there may be a way to tweak it to make sure what happened in Sun City won’t happen again. A weighted average is now used. That works, … Continue reading
The 2010 assessed valuation has been totaled for McHenry County and it’s down almost 10%. That’s what a comparison of raw figures from the McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments Office indicate. McHenry County real estate taxes this year will be … Continue reading
State Rep. Mike Tryon offers the following advice to Algonquin and Grafton Township homeowners about appealing their real estate assessments: Friends, If you are a home owner in Algonquin Township or Grafton Township in McHenry County, you should have recently … Continue reading
That’s what Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore advises in this email: The 2010 assessed values for Grafton should be published on November 18 in the Huntley Farmside Newspaper. The McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments will also mail the notice of … Continue reading
When I picked up a copy of the Northwest Herald today while buying my favorite citrus tango salad at Colonial Cafe this afternoon, I thought it seemed thicker than normal. When I got home, I figured out why. It dedicated … Continue reading
Sorry for the delay in pointing out that homeowners can appeal their assessments in McHenry Township. It looks like the deadline is the day before the election. The sparsely populated Dunham Township, on the south edge of Harvard, also has … Continue reading
Read about it yourself in this press release from county government. There is much, much more than tax information for individual properties. McHenry County Announces New Public Property Search Viewer WOODSTOCK, IL – The McHenry County GIS Department is pleased … Continue reading
This yard sign for Pat Quinn is fresh from Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. I found it at the Farm Bureau tonight where the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee was meeting. State Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) … Continue reading
What follows is what Wonder Lake’s Bob Anderson and friends are passing out in McHenry County. He stopped over last week to show me and then went to hand some out door-to-door in Crystal Lake. Bob owns a barber shop … Continue reading
What follows is what Wonder Lake’s Bob Anderson and friends are passing out in McHenry County. He stopped over last week to show me and then went to hand some out door-to-door in Crystal Lake. Bob owns a barber shop … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
