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             Welcome to the Lake County Treasurer's website!

                               IMPORTANT NOTICE

Parcel Identification Numbers are now required on all Illinois State Income Tax Forms.  To locate your PIN #, click the link below and enter your property address.

 Shortcut to Current Payment Status

 

Real Estate Tax Information:

  • Mail out over 264,000 tax bills.
  • Collect over 2 billion dollars in taxes.
  • Send out only ONE tax bill a year with TWO installment stubs attached (June & September).  Tax bills are mailed the first week of May.
  • Due dates are usually the first week of June and September, but actual date could change from year to year.
  • To avoid penalties, payments must be US postmarked by the actual due date.
  • Postmarked or received after the due date are deemed delinquent and shall bear interest of 1 1/2% per month or portion thereof.

Payments can be made:

  • In person at the Lake County Treasurer's Office, 18 N. County Street by cash, check (payable to County Collector) or by Discover Card (a fee is charged by the processing company of ($6.00 to $38.00).
  • On-line payments can be made with credit cards (a fee charged by the processing company (approximately 1.85% to 2.00%) or E-check, cost is only $1.40 per transaction, maximum $25,000. 
  • By phone with Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Phone # 1.877.455.3729.
  • Automatic withdrawal from checking or saving account, application must be completed and received by the treasurer's office 14 days prior to the 1st installment.
  • Payments can be made at most Lake County local banks.  To pay at the bank you will need your original tax bill. Banks will accept payments from the day the bills are released through the 2nd installment due date.
  • Two drop box locations are open 24 hours a day for your convenience.

Delinquency:

  • All payments postmarked after the due date are considered delinquent.
  • Final notices will be generated and mailed out in November.  At that time an additional $10.00 will be added to the original bill and the interest that has already accumulated.
  • Certified funds will be required from November 8, 2010 until the tax sale. 
  • Publication of all delinquencies will occur in local newspapers on November 11 and 12, 2010.
  • Last day to make payments to avoid going to the tax sale is Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Postmarks will not be accepted.  Payments must be entered into our tax system by 5:00 pm.
  • Annual tax sale will be held on Monday, November 29, 2010 and Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois.  An additional $94.00 per parcel will be added for the cost of the sale.   

 

Contact Us

Robert Skidmore, Treasurer
18 N. County St., Rm. 102
Waukegan, IL 60085-4351
 
Ph: 847.377.2323
Fx: 847.625.7409
 
   
Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30 - 5:00
 
Due Dates Only: 
8:30 AM to 7:00 PM

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