A homestead exemption is defined as a single-family owner-occupied dwelling and the land thereto, not exceeding 160 acres. The property owner may be entitled to a homestead exemption if he or she owns a single-family residence and occupies it as their primary residence on the first day of the tax year for which they are applying. There are several different types of exemptions a home owner can claim in the State of Alabama. Please visit your local county office to apply for a homestead exemption

The County Revenue Commissioner is not required to mail tax notices and does so only as a courtesy to the taxpayer. You are responsible for the payment of taxes whether you receive a statement or not.

 Property taxes are due October 1, and are delinquent after December 31. 

Revenue raised from property taxes supports 5,900 units of local government in Illinois. About 60 percent of your property tax goes to school taxing districts. Cities, counties, townships and special purpose taxing districts share the rest. To view a chart of last years' distribution breakdown click here. 

Credit Card and electronic check payments may be made on-line. A convenience charge of 2.5% will be applied to credit card payments. Electronic check payments will add an additional service fee of $2.00. The online system accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. You will need to access your parcel number and follow the payment links. Please note the credit card and E-Check systems will be shut down at 3:00 p.m. on the last day to avoid publication and the last day to pay and avoid tax sale.

Your taxes may be high, or higher than they were last year, for any or all of three general reasons. First, the taxing district in which your property is located may have asked for more property tax money than they received before. A district may ask for more tax money because of inflationary pressure, because it plans to provide more services, or because other revenues are being reduced. Second, your tax bill may be higher than bills for similar properties in the same district because your property is over assessed relative to these properties. Finally, your taxes may be high because other properties in a taxing district are receiving exemptions allowed by law.