If you got an ouch for your federal income tax return this year, you've got a little more than a month to get ready for the next sting: your Kane County property tax bill.
If taxpayers revolted in the April 9 municipal elections, you wouldn't have noticed. There were a number of exceptions, but for the most part, incumbents won the day in school board, mayoral, park board and library board races. So if you didn't vote in those races, no griping is allowed on your tax bill. (OK, we'll allow some griping, since it's the usual result of those bills that arrive in the mail on or before May 1.) Kane County Treasurer David J. Rickert has sent out the annual press release announcing the "when" and some of the "what" of your upcoming bill. The first installment will be due June 3, and the second installment Sept. 3, 2013. For those keeping track, the net value of taxable real estate in Kane County is a little more …
News Analysis: Recent articles indicate property values are declining, foreclosures are on the rise and a tax base is shrinking, while local government continues to collect more.
As Washington pundits and politicians debate a federal "fiscal cliff" at the end of the year, Genevans may be facing a similar crisis without realizing it: the one-two punch of declining property values and increasing property tax demands by local government. Anecdotal evidence and recent articles hint that at least some Genevans are being taxed out of their homes. An excellent article in Sunday's Daily Herald points out some staggering numbers, and the headline is more than enough to capture your attention: "Local property tax levies up $3.5 billion since '05." That number again: $3.5 billion. Meanwhile, the average price of a Geneva home fell by 23.8 percent year over year for the month of October. Obviously, that's just one month, but …
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8:56 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012
It was surprising that the turnout was so low for the last school board meeting. How quickly we went from two hundred plus to a handful. Granted the teachers attending during negotiations inflated numbers it's still a bit discouraging that so many checked out of the process so quickly. I'd encourage everyone to engage the process. Regardless of your position the board needs to hear the voices of … more ›
The first installment of your Kane County property tax bill is due June 4. Here are a few ways you can pay it.
You're just done with a delightful, three-day Memorial Day weekend, you're trying to get back into the work routine, you've got end-of-the-month stuff on your mind and you haven't turned the calendar over to June yet, where the first thing you'll see marked is ... PROPERTY TAX BILL DUE! Yeesh. Yes, it's that delightful time of year in which you drive over to the Kane County Government Center to drop off a check to cover the first installment of your property-tax bill. The first installment is due Monday, June 4. For a lot of folks, this installment was a shock—and not just because the due date is the first day of June. For many, even though the assessment might have gone down, your total payment might have gone up. About 2,000 taxpayers …
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9:21 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The time before last my check was lost by the check clearing company the county hires to process payments. After 22 days passed I called and asked why my check had not cleared and they reported what had happened and that it was lost. Thankfully they did not charge a late penalty fee. I find it interesting the county treasurer's office out-sources the processing of those checks. More taxpayer… more ›
Holly Sparks
1:04 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Brian - What eerked me was your comment "It seems to me that our taxing bodies are holding the line relative to inflation" . It is like you are so nonchalant if the taxes go up or down. Everyone else I talk to are furious, especially in Batavia being the highest taxes. You would think we lived in a white collar city. We are small blue collar town. We are loyal and true to our Fox Valley area. … more ›