The Illinois State Revenue Department has release its comparison of 2016 assessments to 2017 property sales prices. These are called “sales ratio” studies and have being going on since at least the 1930’s. Here are the results: The Revenue calls … Continue reading
Grafton Township Assessor Al Zielinski, who angered the Township Board enough that they cut the office’s salary to $30,000 a year for the current term, came in with the second lowest margin of error in McHenry County for the taxes … Continue reading
This is a press release from Grafton Township Assessor Al Zieliniski: Four more years of accurate and fair assessments for Grafton Township HUNTLEY, IL – Grafton Township property owners can look forward to four more years of accurate and fair … Continue reading
The following letter to Grafton Township residents was sent by Grafton Township Assessor Al Zielinski: Al Zielinski proposes leaving the Grafton Township Assessor’s Office in good, competent hands of Marty Kinczel, Certified General Real Estate Appraiser An open letter to Grafton Township … Continue reading
A message from newly re-nominated Grafton Township Assessor Al Zielinski to GOP primary voters: Dear Grafton Township voters, Thank you for helping me reach the April 4th General Election ballot as your Grafton Township Assessor. Receiving four and a half … Continue reading
After being thrown off the Grafton Township Republican Primary ballot for not numbering the pages on his petitions, Assessor Al Zielinski decided to run a write-in campaign. He needed 50 votes (the number of petition signatures to get on the … Continue reading
As I understand the law, write-in candidates in primary elections have to obtain at least as many votes as people had to obtain signatures to get on the ballot. That means that former Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore and Mathew … Continue reading
Assessors use something called a “Coefficient of Dispersion” to measure the quality of assessments. It’s something like the margin of error used in political polls. The McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments has provided the following data from 2015. This is … Continue reading
A press release from Grafton Township Assessor Al Zielinski: Alan Zielinski seeks re-election as a write-in for Grafton Township Assessor LAKEWOOD, IL (January 26, 2017) – When discussing the possibility of another term, many asked: “Why bother? “The “good ‘ol … Continue reading
The man who opponents thought was out of the running, put himself back in by filing as a write-in candidate for Grafton Township Assessor. Assuming he filed the correct paperwork, he will need about 50 votes to win re-election. Zielinski … Continue reading
For not numbering his petition pages, Grafton Township Assessor Alan Zielinski has been tossed off the February 28th Republican Primary Election ballot. Zielinski filed three petition pages with enough signatures, but did not number them. The same thing happened to … Continue reading
That is what one would conclude from reading the following on the Grafton Township web site: Notice of Public Hearing Grafton Township Electoral Board Notice is hereby given that a Grafton Township Officers Electoral Board meeting will be held on … Continue reading
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
A press release from Grafton Township Assessor Al Zielinski: Grafton Township Assessor Laments a Return to Acrimony. HUNTLEY, IL (August 21, 2015) – “Maybe there’s something in the water preventing the township from working together in the interests of its residents.” … Continue reading
More people showed up at a property tax meeting with Grafton Township Assessor Al Zielinski Wednesday night than attended the AFSCME union rally in the Woodstock Square. The Lakewood Village Board indicated last month that it would invited Zielinski to … Continue reading
From Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka: Town Hall Meeting with Grafton Township Tax Assessor As promised, on Wednesday, June 10th at 7 pm, I will be hosting our very first “WE ARE LAKEWOOD” informational Town hall meeting. Grab your property … Continue reading
The Lakewood Village Trustees elected last month were sworn in Tuesday night. Re-elected were Carl Davis and Ken Santowski. They were joined by newcomer Paul Serwatka, who got more votes than any other candidate and did so without having his … 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
Here is the report concerning employee compensation over $75,000 for Grafton Township: The only one is Township Assessor Al Zielinski. Grafton Township seems to be low man on the totem pole, so to speak. Compare the other large township’s salaries, … Continue reading
A press release for newly-installed Grafton Township Assessor Al Zielinski: Grafton Township Assessor’s Office Opens a New Chapter HUNTLEY, IL (January 22, 2014) – Grafton Township welcomed 2014 with cold, wind and snow. On the upside, it also opened a … Continue reading
