What Is Property Tax?
What If I Object To My Tax Bill?
Who Pays Property Taxes and Who Is Affected By Them?
What If I Don’t Receive My Tax Bill?
How Much Are Interest Penalties and When Are Interest Charges Assessed?
How Is My Tax Bill Calculated?
Where Can I Pay My Taxes?
What If I’ve Sold The Property?
Can I Make a Partial Payment?
Does the Treasurer’s Office Send Receipts for Taxes that are Paid?
Who Do I Call If There Is A Problem With My Tax Bill?

Who Pays Property Taxes and Who Is Affected By Them?
Anyone that owns real property such as land, buildings, and permanent fixtures such as fences, landscaping, driveways, sewers, or drains.

Every person and business in Illinois is affected by property taxes – they either pay the tax or receive services or benefits that are paid for by property taxes.

What If I Object To My Tax Bill?
If you think that your tax bill is not fair you must pay the taxes and file a tax objection complaint with the circuit court (payment under protest). You must also appear in court to explain the objection to the tax bill amount.

What If I Don’t Receive My Tax Bill?
According to state statute a taxpayer is still responsible for a tax even if a bill is not received.

Statute 35 ILCS 200/20-15
… The failure or neglect of the collector to mail the bill, or the failure of the taxpayer to receive the bill, shall not affect the validity of any tax, or the liability for the payment of any tax.”

Taxes are always due the 1st week of June and the 1st week of September of each year. If you do not receive a bill by the middle of May you need to call the Treasurer’s Office (309) 888-5180 so that we can mail you a duplicate bill. When you call we will look up the mailing address of the bill to make sure that it is correct, if a change needs to be made you will need to contact the County Assessor’s Office (309) 888-5130.

If a mortgage company should request a duplicate bill we are required to charge the mortgage company $5.00 per Statute 35 ILCS 200/20-12

35 ILCS 200/20-12
The collector, upon approval by the county board, shall assess a fee of up to $5 for each duplicate tax bill provided to any mortgage lender as defined in Section 1-90 who is not the property owner of record. All amounts collected under this Section shall be deposited into the Tax Sale Automation Fund established in Section 21-245 of this Code.

The interest penalty is 1.5% per month and in order to follow Statute 35 ILCS 200/21-15 interest charges begin the day after the due date.

Statute 35 ILCS 200/21-15

“ Except as otherwise provided in this Section or Section 21-40, all property upon which the first installment of taxes remains unpaid on June 1 annually shall be deemed delinquent and shall bear interest after June 1 at the rate of 1 ½% per month or portion thereof…all property upon which the second installment of taxes remains due and unpaid on September 1, annually, shall be deemed delinquent and shall bear interest after September 1 at the same interest rate…Payment received by mail and postmarked on or before the required due date is not delinquent.”

The tax bill takes into account the any new assessment and the new tax rate. The total tax is calculated by multiplying the Total Tax Rate by the Taxable Assessed Value (divided by 100). This amount equals the total taxes due on the parcel for the year.
The Total Tax Rate represents the taxes paid to each taxing body per $100.00 of Taxable Assessed Value.
The Taxable Assessed Value represents the Equalized Assessment less the Exemptions that a taxpayer is entitled to.

The Treasurer’s Office now offers several different options on ways to pay your tax bill.

• Mail the payment to our office at P.O. Box 2400, Bloomington, IL 61702. Your cancelled check will be your receipt unless you send a self-addressed stamped envelope along with your payment for us to mail a receipt back to you. A mailed payment is considered to be on time as long as it is postmarked on or before the due date.
  
• Pay in person at our office located in Room M 101 in the Government Center at 115 E Washington, Bloomington. There will also be an area in the lobby the week that taxes are due where you can pay.
  
• Payments can be made at any of the following Banks in McLean County:

• Automatic Withdrawal. This option allows us to automatically deduct your tax payment from the bank account of your choice on the due date. You will always receive a bill to let you know the amount of your payment. We will continue to withdraw your payments from your account on the due date each year until we have written notification from you to stop. Your bank statement will serve as your receipt. In order to sign up for automatic withdrawal fill out the form on the back of your tax bill or print this form and mail into our office along with a voided check. You will receive written confirmation that we have received your information.
  
• Credit Card. Payment can be made with a credit card by logging on to www.mcleancountyil.gov/tax. A fee applies for this service.

It takes a number of months for the name change to go through all of the departments until it is finally changed on the tax bill. If you receive a tax bill for a parcel that you have sold please forward the bill on to the new owner and then contact the County Assessor’s Office at (309) 888-5130 to see when and if the change has been made.

No. Partial payments cannot be accepted, payment must be made in full.

No, we no longer send receipts for taxes that have been paid. Your cancelled check or bank statement can serve as a receipt or if you need an actual receipt just call our office at (309) 888-5180 and we would be glad to send you one.

If there is a problem with your assessment, exemptions, or the address the bill is mailed to you need to call the County Assessor’s Office at (309) 888-5130.

If you didn’t receive your bill or have misplaced your bill you can call our office at (309) 888-5180.

Or if you have any other questions please call us and we will be glad to help you.