The big news in Chicago political circles has been the arrest of veteran Alderman Ed Burke and the revelation that fellow long-time Alderman Danny Solis recorded conversations with him. Now, an affidavit has surfaced indicating that Illinois House Speaker Mike … Continue reading
Category Archives: Assessment Appeal
Realtor Terry Pounds offered the following commentary on a property tax relief bill that State Rep. David McSweeney has introduced Saturday: House Bill 358 permanently freezes property tax rates in Illinois for all units of government beginning in tax year … Continue reading
A friend who lives in retiring State Rep. Mike Tryon’s district gave me seven pieces of literature from one of the three male candidates–Allen Skillicorn. Six were delivered by postal employees. The other, presumably by the candidate or a volunteer. … 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
Some readers are into statistical information about government. Here are the latest from the McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments: … Continue reading
Take a look and give your reaction to Al Zielinski’s ideas for a Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Zielinski takes office as Grafton Township Assessor the first of the new year. Initial, Conceptual Property Owners’ Taxpayer Bill of Rights Discussion Points … Continue reading
Friday, I ran a post on how Rich Miller of Capitol Fax made fun of Jack Franks for introducing another bill that has no chance of passage. The bill in question was his to eliminate sales tax on gasoline. Franks … Continue reading
A press release from the Huntley Area Tea Party: Property Tax Action Group Addresses Huntley Area Tea Party over Lunch At Huntley Area Tea Party, May is “Action” month. We begin with a lunch gathering at 12:30 pm* on Wednesday, … 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
Incumbent Grafton Township Assessor Bill Ottley told me he was running for re-election a couple of months ago. Now, he has an opponent named Alan Zielinski. His press release is below: Alan Zielinski Announces Candidacy for Grafton Township Assessor Lakewood … 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
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
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
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