NOTICE TO DOUGLAS COUNTY TAXPAYERS ASSESSED VALUES FOR 2024

COMPLAINT DEADLINE: OCTOBER 18, 2024

Valuation date (35 ILCS 200/9-95): January 1, 2024
Required level of assessment (35 ILCS 200/9-145): 33.33%
Valuation based on sales from (35 ILCS 200/1-55): 01/01/2021-12/31/2023

Publication is hereby made for equalized assessed valuations for real property in these townships in accordance with 35 ILCS 200/12-10. As required by 35 ILCS 200/9-210 and 35 ILCS 200/10-115, the following equalization factors have been applied to bring the following townships for all property subject to equalization to bring the assessments to the statutorily required three-year median level of 33.33%:

Arcola 1.1136
Bourbon 1.1136
Bowdre 1.1136
Camargo 1.0755
Garrett 1.1136
Murdock 1.1136
Newman 1.1136
Sargent 1.1136
Tuscola 1.1541

If you believe your property’s fair cash value is incorrect or that the equalized assessed valuation is not uniform with other comparable properties in the same neighborhood, you may contact the township assessor to review the assessment:

Arcola Township – Melissa Petrie
224 Polk Drive
Arcola, IL 61910
(217)508-3283
[email protected]
Hours by appointment

Bourbon Township – Mary Kingery
30 Country Club Lane
Arcola, IL 61910
217-621-3559
[email protected]
Hours by appointment

Murdock/Newman/Bowdre/Sargent Township – Neal Wood
2470E Co Rd 1050N
Newman, IL 61942
(217)232-9665
[email protected]
Hours by appointment

Camargo Township – Denise Dees
504 E Walnut St.
Tolono, IL 61880
(217)485-5311
[email protected]
Hours by appointment

Garrett Township – Allen Romine
514 S. Main St.
Atwood, IL 61913
(217)369-2695
[email protected]
Hours by appointment

Tuscola Township – Laura VanCleave
104 N. Main St.
Tuscola, IL 61953
217-253-2222
[email protected]
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

Pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/10-115, the farmland assessments for the 2024 assessment year will increase by 10% of the preceding year’s median cropped soil productivity index as certified by the Illinois Department of Revenue with data provided by the Farmland Assessment Technical Advisory Board resulting in a $46.87 per acre increase for each soil productivity index.

Property in these townships including residential, commercial, industrial, farm homesites & dwellings, and other land & improvements are to be assessed at a 33.33% median level of assessment, based on the fair cash value of the property. You may check the accuracy of your assessment by dividing your assessment by the median level of assessment. The resulting value should equal the estimated fair cash value of your property. If the resulting value is greater than the estimated fair cash value of your property, you may be over-assessed. If the resulting value is less than the fair cash value of your property, you may be underassessed. You may appeal your assessment to the Board of Review.

If you believe your property’s fair cash value is incorrect or that the equalized assessed valuation is not uniform with other comparable properties in the same neighborhood, the following steps should be taken:

1. You may contact your township assessor to review the assessment.

2. If not satisfied with the assessor review, taxpayers may file a complaint with the Douglas County Board of Review. For complaint forms, instructions, and the Rules and Procedures of the Board of Review, call (217)253-3031 or visit www.douglascountyil.gov for more information.

3. The final filing deadline for your township is generally 30 days from this publication date, or October 18, 2024. After this date, the Board of Review is prohibited by law from accepting assessment complaints for properties in these townships. For more information on complaint deadlines, call (217)253-3031 or visit www.douglascountyil.gov .

Your property may be eligible for homestead exemptions, which can reduce your property’s taxable assessment. For more information on homestead exemptions, please contact the Douglas County Supervisor of Assessments Office at (217) 253-3031 or visit https://douglascountyil.gov/supervisor-of-assessments/homeowner-exemptions

Your property tax bill will calculate as follows:

Final Equalized Assessed Value – Exemptions = Taxable Assessment
Taxable Assessment x Current Tax Rate = Total Tax Bill
All equalized assessed valuations are subject to further equalization and revision by the Douglas County Board of Review as well as equalization by the Illinois Department of Revenue.

A complete list of assessment changes for all townships for the current assessment year, except for those assessments that were changed solely by equalization as noted above is as follows

2024 Assessments