An email from Grafton Township Assessor Al Zielinski: Appealing your 2014 taxes and your 2015 assessments Personally and via my presentations, I’ve explained and cautioned about the assessment games played at the county level. However, I never imagined to what … Continue reading
Went to get a free Northwest Herald at Mr. A’s (corner of Dole Avenue and Route 14) and found two sections devoted to Grafton Township assessments. These are the first assessments by new assessor Al Zielinski. After today, people who … 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
That’s what Supervisor of Assessments Robert Ross emailed me in September: “The Department of Revenue has indicated McHenry County assessments must go down approximately 9 percent in 2012.” Now comes my Algonquin Township assessment notice and guess what it says? … Continue reading
There are thirty days to appeal one’s assessment after publication of real estate assessments. Here is the schedule for those whose publication has occurred or who publication is set: 2012 ASSESSMENT PUBLICATIONS The 2012 assessments for McHenry Township will publish … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Bill that Adds Clarity and Consistency to Property Assessment Appeals Process Signed into Law SPRINGFIELD….. Governor Pat Quinn has signed legislation into law that will create consistency across all Illinois counties for … Continue reading
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
Robert Ross, the Chief Deputy Supervisor of Assessments in Lake County, is scheduled to replace retiring McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments Donna Mayberry. Robert Ross the Chief Deputy Supervisor of Assessments in Lake County is scheduled to replace retiring McHenry … Continue reading
