Written by, Ron Kingsley, Lake County Appeal Owner and Tax Attorney 5/15/19 Taxpayers Should Sign-Up Annually for An Assessment Review. Lake County Appeal’s residential clients frequently ask: Should I sign up every year? Our answer is always the same (regardless of whether we found a property to be fairly assessed in the previous year or we filed a successful Read More …
Letter: If we’re going to enact a progressive tax in Illinois, we must deal with the property tax crisis
Chicago Tribune, Voices Of The People, 5/8/19 My 90-year-old grandmother was forced to work a part-time job to pay her property taxes on a tiny two-bedroom home in Grayslake, where she and my grandfather settled in 1960. It was there that she raised my mother and three aunts. She served in the Army Cadet Nurse Corps Read More …
Lake County Board hires new chief assessment officer
By, Russell Lissau – Daily Herald, 5/14/19 – A former township assessor is Lake County’s new chief assessment officer. Robert S. Glueckert, who briefly served as Avon Township assessor in 2011, was named to the post Tuesday. The Grayslake resident was selected by county board Chairwoman Sandy Hart and then approved by the full board Read More …
Lake County Residents Pay Some Of The Highest Property Taxes In The Nation
By, Joe Barnes – Illinois Policy, 5/7/19 – As property tax bills hit Lake County mailboxes, residents get a stark reminder that Illinois needs pension reform, not higher taxes. Lake County homeowners last year paid higher property taxes – averaging $9,186 – than any other Illinois county, and the new bills are arriving in the mail. The Read More …
2019 Lake County Assessments Delayed
By, Jill Odzer, Lake County Appeal, 5/7/19 – The Lake County Assessor’s office is in the process of implementing an updated website and on-line appeal process. The good news is that the website will contain significantly more information for taxpayers. The bad news is that the implementation will significantly delay the publication of the 2019 blue assessment notices and, consequently, the appeal deadlines for this year. The latest information from the Assessor’s Office Read More …
Lake County’s longtime chief assessment officer to retire
By, Russell Lissau – Daily Herald, 4/9/19 – Lake County’s longtime chief assessment officer was publicly honored Tuesday as he readies for retirement. Marty Paulson is stepping down May 13 after 16 years in that post. Paulson also served as chief clerk for the Lake County Board of Review, as a chief deputy in the county Read More …
Column: Worthless referendum taxes Lake County property owners’ suffering
By, Charles Selle – Chicago Tribune August 20, 2018 In the rarefied air of the 10th floor of the Lake County Building, some lawmakers must have been lacking oxygen the other day. That’s the only conclusion one can reach after County Board members voted to put a meaningless tax question on the November ballot. Read More …
Why your suburban property taxes are so extortionately high
Politicians talk about providing homeowners with well-deserved property tax relief. If they’re serious, they have to tackle the local public-sector pension crisis first. By, Hilary Gowins – Crain’s Chicago Business August 24, 2018 Dwight Magalis retired in 1997 as Lake County administrator at age 52. He has collected $2.7 million in pension benefits since then. Read More …
Op-Ed: Why your property tax bill is so high, and how to fix it
By Austin Berg | Illinois News Network Aug 2, 2018 Vicki McCarthy purchased her home in northern Illinois’ Round Lake Beach in 2002, paying $195,000. She now pegs that home’s value at around $180,000 and is staring at a property tax bill of nearly $8,000 a year. Illinoisans such as McCarthy know all too well Read More …
Unbalanced – Written by, Adam Schuster – Illinois Policy, 5/30/18
Once again, state lawmakers have kicked the can on making the tough choices necessary to put Illinois on a path toward fiscal health. On May 30, the Illinois Senate approved a spending bill that exceeds realistic revenue projections by as much as $1.5 billion, while failing to enact meaningful reforms to rein in the cost of government. Read More …