Paying Your Taxes

Helpful information

You will receive only one bill for your current property taxes, which are payable in two installments. Click here to see a sample tax bill.

To avoid duplicate payments, ask your mortgage company if it pays your property tax bill.

New Will County property owners should refer to their closing papers or contact their attorney regarding payment of this property tax bill.

Avoid late payments. 1.5% per month interest is assessed after each due date. Taxes that remain unpaid will be published and sold with additional costs and interest.

Verify your Permanent Index Number (PIN). Payment on the wrong PIN cannot be refunded.

Payment details

Discover^® Card payment forms are printed on the back of the insert sent with your bill.

Please make all checks payable to "Will County Treasurer" and write your PIN on your check. If you need a receipt other than your cancelled check, enclosed a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your payment.

Checks returned by your bank for any reason will not be redeposited. Payment will be removed, and a $25.00 fee will be assessed.

Duplicate tax bills, duplicate paid receipts, partial payment notices, and prepayments are $2.00 each.

Duplicate payments will be refunded with the proper documentation. Proof of payment and a release for both parties is required. Click here for more information.

Publication Cost: An additional $10.00 charge will be collected after October 15, 2007, on each unpaid bill to cover expense of delinquent tax publication and certified mailing.

Tax Sale Cost: If your taxes are sold costs of $104.00 (which includes $10.00 publication cost above) plus additional interest will be added after the Annual Tax Sale.

Convenient ways to pay

Online using ACH withdrawal, Visa^®, or MasterCard^® through October 28, 2007. Internet payments returned or rejected for any reason will be subject to a $25.00 fee.

At participating banks in Will County from May 1, 2007 through June 4, 2007 and August 1, 2007 through September 4, 2007, using cash or check. When paying taxes at these banks, you must present your payment stub or know your permanent index number (PIN) with your payment. Click here for a list of participating banks.

By phone using Discover^® Card at (815) 740-4675, Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Through the drop box outside the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL using check or Discover^® Card. The drop box is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Please do not submit cash.

By mail using check or Discover^® Card to Will County Treasurer, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432. Please do not mail cash. Mail your payment at least five days prior to the due date since payments not postmarked by the due date will incur 1.5% per month interest. Your cancelled check will serve as your receipt. If you need a written receipt, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your payment.

In person by cash, check or Discover^® Card at the Will County Treasurer, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL, Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For faster service when paying in person, please have your completed check with your bill or payment stubs.

Always write your permanent index number (PIN) on your check and use the correct payment stub.

Important Information

• The County Treasurer does not determine the assessed valuations, the tax rates, nor the amount of taxes.
• Your total tax is calculated by multiplying the net equalized value times the tax rate.
• If you do not have your Homestead Exemption, Senior Citizen Exemption and/or Senior Freeze Exemption and you qualify, call the Supervisor of Assessments at (815) 740-4648 or visit Supervisor of Assessments.
• If you have questions about your assessed value, call your Township Assessor.
• If you have questions about your tax rate, call the County Clerk tax department at (815) 740-4627.
• If you want to verify your Permanent Index Number (PIN), call the Mapping & Platting Department at (815) 740-4664.
• If you have questions about the amount of tax you pay to a taxing district, call the taxing district.
• Certain taxpayers may be eligible for the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. For information call (800) 624-2459 or visit www.revenue.state.il.us.

Additional Information About the Treasurer's Office and Your Tax Bill

• The County Treasurer:
  --does not determine the assessed valuations, the tax rates, nor the amount of the taxes.
  --collects taxes for the schools, county, cities & villages, and all other taxing districts.
  --does not maintain the county real estate name and address file and therefore is not responsible for errors made with respect to the correct names and addresses shown by the county on real estate property tax bills.
• Protest information:
  1. Payment under protest process has been revised. All tax payments are now presumed to be protested.
  2. If you wish to continue the protest process, a tax objection must be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Will County Court House, 14 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432 within 75 days of the 2nd installment due date.
• Interest: for late payment is added at the rate of 1.5% of the installment amount per month.
• Market value: Is the appraisal of your property at full cash value. This appraisal is based on market value evidence including sales, income and/or costs of your and comparable properties.
• Equalization factor: May be applied by the Supervisor of Assessments.
• Assessed valuation: is determined by your Township Assessor.
• Multipliers: The Township Multiplier, imposed by the Board of Review, is intended to achieve uniformity between Townships and classes of property. The County Multiplier, imposed by the Illinois Department of Revenue, is intended to achieve uniformity between counties by raising or lowering the aggregate assessment of all non-farm property to 33 1/3% of market value.
• Exemptions: If you qualify, check your bill to be sure you are receiving your Homestead and/or Senior Citizen and/or Senior Citizen Freeze Exemption(s). If you have questions please contact the Supervisor of Assessment's Office, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432-4059, phone (815) 740-4648, or visit  giving the permanent index number of the property.
• Property description: Your tax bill indicates your Permanent Index Number (PIN). This PIN replaces the legal description which identifies the property on which you are paying taxes. This office is not responsible for payment on the wrong property. Tax maps showing the property may be seen at the Office of the Treasurer, Recorder, Township Assessors or Mapping and Platting. Check your current tax bill with last year's, and if there is a difference in PIN numbers and property has not been divided or consolidated, please contact the Mapping and Platting Office, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432-4059 or phone (815) 740-4664.
• Tax rates: Are based upon each tax district's Tax Levy. The County Clerk's tax extension office calculates the tax rates and sends them to the taxing districts for verification before any tax bills can be calculated. After the tax rates are confirmed by the taxing districts the tax amounts are computed and bills printed. The tax amount on each bill is determined by multiplying the tax rate by the net equalized assessed value. For specific information on your tax rate contact the Will County Clerk's tax department at 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432-4059 or phone (815) 740-4627 and have your PIN and tax code as shown on your bill.
• Published delinquent list: A list of tax delinquent properties in Will County is published annually after the 2nd installment due date and prior to application for Judgment.
• Back taxes forfeited or sold: The notation on your bill indicates unpaid taxes for a previous year. The amount of delinquency is not included on this bill. For information on the amount to redeem, please contact the Will County Clerk, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432-4059 or phone (815) 740-4623.
• Name changes: The name and address shown on your deed for the purpose of tax billing automatically changes the County's record when deeds are recorded and forwarded to the County's Mapping and Platting Department. Names may be changed by sending a copy of your deed, a recording reference when required, or other documentation indicating that you are entitled to be designated as the assessee to: Will County Mapping & Platting Department, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432-4059 or phone (815) 740-4664.