NOTICE

The 2013 Assessment changes for Greenwood Township will be published on June 12, 2013 in the Woodstock Independent. The Assessment Notices will be mailed on June 10, 2013 with a final date for filing deadline of July 12, 2013.

The 2013 Assessment changes for Richmond Township will be published on June 5, 2013 in the Northwest Herald. The Assessment Notices will be mailed on June 3, 2013 with a final date for filing deadline of July 5, 2013. 

Important News

 As of April 18, 2013 Governor Quinn declared McHenry County a disaster area. Every county which has been declared a major disaster area shall, upon application by the property owner, make a reassessment of any taxable property, which was substantially damaged by the disaster.

If your property fits this category you must fill out the PTAX-245, Disaster Area Reassessment application. These applications should be returned to your Township Assessor.

For additional information please call our office at (815) 334-4290 

2013 ASSESSMENT PUBLICATIONS

The 2013 Assessment Publications in the local newspapers are only publishing the total equalized assessed values for parcels with changes other than the equalizaton factor. The publication is in the PDF format. 

To view a complete list of all assessments broken down by land and improvement values please click on the excel link for the township at the following website:

http://www.mchenrycountyil.gov/departments/assessments/Pages/Publications.aspx

Have you ever wondered how your assessment is determined?  Click here for more information on the assessment process.

The Office of Assessments strives to administer an accurate, fair, uniform, and timely assessment of all real property in McHenry County in accordance with and as mandated by the Illinois Property Tax Code.

Function:  It is the function of the county Office of Assessments to monitor and direct the countywide valuation of real property for the purpose of real estate taxation. This mandated function includes but is not limited to

• Provide assistance and information to the individual township assessors
• Monitor all functions for compliance with state statutes and IL Department of Revenue procedures
• Apply exemptions and preferential assessments
• Analyze sales data and conduct sales ratio studies
• Apply equalization factors
• Provide proper taxpayer notification of assessments through mailed notices and publication
• Monitor and direct an unbiased appeal procedure to assure due process
• Prepare abstracts and reports for submission to the Illinois Department of Revenue
• Timely certification of the completed assessment roll to the County Clerk in manner to facilitate timely tax calculation and billing as prescribed by statute
• Assist Board of Review in defense of decisions when appealed to the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board
• Maintain Parcel Identification Numbering system
• Maintain an accurate county cadastral map system, including line maps, and other property & owner information, to be used by the property tax function, other county offices, other governmental offices and the public, in conjunction with the county's Geographical Information System