Because of various state financial assistance programs which are based upon local property tax effort, the Illinois Revenue Department is mandated to equalize assessments among counties. State law (which I helped write) says that real estate assessments have to be … Continue reading
The Illinois real estate assessment system bases one’s share of the total bill on the value of one’s property (unless one has farm land). A short history of how we got where we are. The 1870 Constitution required that real … Continue reading
Taxpayers may be making more of a fuss this year than previously. Maybe not. Tax districts are getting less than 2% more this year, when the Property Tax Cap allowed them to get 3%. So, some tax districts showed restraint … Continue reading
A missive from Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore. I wonder if it will get more than the 50 comments on the previous post about her. Dear Grafton Township Residents, The deadline for filing an appeal of the assessed value of … Continue reading
