Pay Your Taxes Using Your Smartphone

The Will County Treasurer's Office submitted this article. The first installment of the 2013 property tax bill is due June 3:

What does Will County Treasurer Steve Weber have in common with his counterparts in Miami, Florida and Seoul, South Korea? Weber's office is now one of only a hand full world-wide with SmartPhone apps that allow people to research and make payments using their mobile devices.

Weber's office released an Android App for public use on May 13, 2013. The app allows users to review and pay their Will County property taxes, find more than 100 local bank and credit union branches that accept payments, and contact their local township assessor's office.

"We designed this app for people on the go," Weber said. "People call us, sometimes in a panic, wanting to know where to go and how to pay. Now, there's an app for that.

"The app has an interactive map showing the location of our Drop Box," Weber said. "We even designed the system to dial our Pay By Phone system."

To download the free app, search for "Will County Collector" on Google Play. You may also visit the Treasurer's website at www.WillCountyTreasurer.com. An iPhone version will be available on iTunes before Memorial Day.