IROQUOIS COUNTY TREASURER
MINDY KUNTZ HAGAN
1001 E GRANT
WATSEKA IL 60970
815-432-6985
815-432-5462 Fax
County Treasurer, Mindy Kuntz Hagan, has announced that the 2008 payable in 2009 real estate tax statements will be mailed to the taxpayers of Iroquois County by the end of this week. The deadline to pay the first installment without penalty is June 9, 2009. The second installment due date is September 9, 2009. After that date 1 ½ percent on all property must be added to the first installment each month it remains unpaid, according to Illinois State Statutes.
This year’s tax bills will look a little different. They will now show amounts due with the penalty, if paying late. In addition, the parcel number format has changed with the first two digits along with the R, C or F1 being deleted. The remaining numbers will be the same as in previous years.
The Treasurer’s Office is open 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday. To avoid waiting in line, you may also pay by mail or at any bank in Iroquois County including Iroquois Federal and Commonwealth Credit Union. Taxpayers paying in person at the Treasurer’s Office or at the local banks should bring the entire bill if they would like a receipt. Upon payment, the appropriate stub of the bill will be removed and then the date will be stamped on the back of the remaining part of the tax bill. If you mail your payment and wish to have a receipt, you must enclose the entire bill plus a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Credit card payments will be accepted by phone and online starting May 11, 2009. Call the Treasurer’s Office first at 815-432-6985 during office hours to verify the payment amount. Then you will be given the Government Payment Service phone number, website address, and the pay location and authorization codes. Their phone number will be available from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays and the website will be available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to receive payments. Fees will be added based on the amount charged, there is a minimum service fee, and all fees are paid to and kept by Government Payment Service.
Members of any United States Armed Forces Reserve Unit can defer their real estate tax payment until 180 days after they return from active duty. This option is available if you are called to active duty for deployment outside the continental United States and if you are on active duty on the due date of any installment of taxes.
Remember that a drop box has been installed at the Administrative Center near the 911 Center so that taxpayers can drop off their payments during non-office hours.
If you have any questions about exemptions, assessed valuations, or address changes, please contact the Assessment Office at (815) 432-6978.
If you have any questions regarding the tax rates, please contact the County Clerk’s Office at
(815) 432-6960.
If there are any questions about your tax statements, feel free to call the Treasurer’s Office at
(815) 432-6985.