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Palatine Township Property Tax Appeal Seminar Tuesday, December 3

Area residents can learn how to file an appeal, which can be filed at the Township Assessor's office between December 2—31.

Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly presenting at a previous property tax appeal seminar.
Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly presenting at a previous property tax appeal seminar. (Palatine Township Assessor's Office)

A seminar will take place in Palatine on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 to educate area residents on how to file a property appeal with the Board of Review. Appeals can be filed beginning Monday, December 2 through Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Palatine Township Assessor’s office, 721 S. Quentin Road in Palatine.

Led by Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak, the seminar will also include presentations by Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly, Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz, Cook County Commissioners Kevin Morrison and Scott Britton, and State Representative Tom Morrison.

“A reduction in the assessed value of your property can help to reduce your property taxes,” said Township Assessor Kelly. “The Palatine Township Assessor's Office looks forward to assisting you in an effort to hopefully lessen your property tax burden.”

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Residents will be able to ask questions regarding property tax appeals during this seminar. This is the second opportunity to appeal 2019 taxes; individuals who previously filed an appeal with the Cook County Assessor are able to file an additional appeal, whether or not they previously were granted a property tax reduction.

Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the seminar will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Cutting Hall,150 E. Wood Street in Palatine. For questions, contact the Palatine Township Assessor’s Office at 847-358-6164, or visit palatinetownship-il.gov/property-tax-appeal/ for more information.

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About Palatine Township

Palatine Township provides a wide range of services, programs and events for its 113,000 residents, and supports a number of social service agencies located within its boundaries. The Township is one of the most heavily populated in Illinois, bordered by Lake Cook Road, Huntington Road, Central Road and Wilke Road. Residents living in all or part of the following communities are part of the Township: Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Inverness, Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, Barrington, South Barrington and Schaumburg. The Township’s goal is to enhance and improve the quality of life for all of its residents, while upholding the ‘people serving people’ motto. Visit PalatineTownship-il.gov or call 847-358-6700.

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