Property Tax Exemption applications due August 26

Property-tax-saving exemption applications for the 2021 tax year will close on Friday, August 26 in Palatine Township and throughout Cook County. Residents of the Township can contact the Palatine Township Assessor’s office to verify their current exemptions and, if necessary, apply for exemptions.

“You can contact the Township Assessor’s office at 847.358.6164,” said Bill Pohlman, Palatine Township Assessor. “We’ll check your existing exemptions and, if necessary, help you apply for any additional exemptions for which you are qualified.”

Cook County sent notices in April to hundreds of thousands of households notifying them that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois legislature has allowed for the automatic renewal of many exemptions. For most property owners there is no need to reapply. State law requires an audit of auto-renewed exemptions. Any households selected for audit were mailed forms that allow them to re-verify their exemptions at Cook County online or by mail.

The following exemptions will automatically renew for homeowners who received them last year in tax year 2020 and remained eligible this year in tax year 2021.
• Homeowner Exemption (annual auto-renewal)
• Senior Exemption (annual auto-renewal)
• Senior Freeze Exemption (2021 auto-renewal)
• Persons with Disabilities Exemption (2021 auto-renewal)
• Veterans with Disabilities Exemption (2021 auto-renewal)

Please Note: Longtime and Returning Veterans Exemptions will not auto-renew this year.

With the recent changes and improvements to the exemption application process, the Cook County Assessor’s Office will host a Virtual Workshop at Noon on Tuesday, August 23rd. Representatives from the Assessor’s Office will explain how homeowners can check which exemptions are already applied to their property and how to apply online if needed.

Palatine Township covers a six square mile area South of Lake Cook Road in Palatine, North of Central Avenue in Schaumburg, East of Huntington Boulevard in Hoffman Estates and West of Wilke Road in Arlington Heights.

The Palatine Township holds their monthly board meeting on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 PM at the Palatine Township offices on Quentin Road in Palatine. For further information on Palatine Township write to the Palatine Township Center 721 S. Quentin Road, Palatine, IL 60067, call 847.358.6700 or visit palatinetownship-il.gov.