News – Page 37 – Livingston County, Illinois

Property Taxes Second Installment Due Monday, September 18, 2017

Barbara R. Sear, Livingston County Treasurer, is reminding property owners that the due date for the second installment of property taxes is Monday, September 18, 2017. Payments can be made at any area bank, by mail or in the Treasurer’s office in the Historic Courthouse in Pontiac. A drop box is located next to the south entrance of the Historic Courthouse for after-hours payments.

Payments can also be made via the County Treasurer’s webpage at www.livingstoncountyil.gov using a debit or credit card as well as issuing an E Check (or by clicking on the below button). The credit card companies do charge a convenience fee and the fee will appear separately on both your receipt and monthly statement.

Banks will not accept payments after Monday, September, 18, 2017.

No personal checks for payment of taxes will be accepted after October 18, 2017: payments must be made using cash, cashier’s check or money order. Payments must be received by the Treasurer’s office before October 25, 2017 to avoid publication.

Several items of information are printed on the reverse side of the tax bill which may answer most taxpayer questions. For further information readers may call our office at (815) 844-2306 between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM daily.

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New Voter Registration Cards Being Mailed

Registered voters in Livingston County will be receiving new Voter Registration Cards the week of June 22, 2017. As required by law, the County Clerk’s office is in the process of completing a purge of Livingston County voters. County Clerk Kristy Masching explained that a purge is done to help maintain voter registrations by keeping them current and up-to-date, to eliminate voters that are deceased, or have moved from Livingston County.

Masching urges voters to check their voter’s card and familiarize themselves with their districts and polling locations, as some changes may have occurred. Voters should sign their new card and destroy the old card.

Masching is asking for voter’s assistance in returning Voter Registration cards that were delivered to individuals that no longer live at the address where the card was delivered. If a household receives a Voter ID card for a member of their family or for an individual that once resided at that address, but no longer does, please mark on the Voter ID card “NOT AT THIS ADDRESS “. If you know the address where the individual has moved to, please place that on the card too. Place the card in the mail to be returned to the County Clerk’s office. No additional postage is required. It is important that these cards be returned to the Clerk’s office and not just destroyed, nor should they be given to the person listed on the card if they are no longer living in that household. If the addressee on the card is deceased, please notify the County Clerk’s office in writing. The sole purpose of a purge is to have correct voter data for the election process.

Also, if an individual’s address has been changed by municipality or post office action, please inform the County Clerk’s office of said changes. Masching says that if a person had a Rural Route Box number that was changed by 9-1-1 addressing but their new voter card reflects an incorrect address her office needs to be informed.

Registered voters who did not receive a voter’s card by July 4, 2017 should notify the County Clerk’s office at 815.844.2006.

Masching would like to reiterate the importance to change voter registration information whenever a person changes their name or moves, even if the move is across the street. If the address or name change is not made in a timely fashion before an election is held, the voter may be prohibited from voting a full ballot. Registration may be done in the County Clerk’s office Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Or, by completing the mail-in Illinois Voter Registration Application form found on the Livingston County Website at www.livingstoncountyil.gov. (Select: County Services; County Clerk; and then click on Elections). To fill out a paperless on-line registration, access the Illinois State Board of Elections website at elections.il.gov.

The next election will be the General Primary March 20, 2018. If an individual is not registered to vote, now is the time to do so.

2017 Real Estate Tax Bills

Barbara R. Sear, Livingston County Treasurer, has announced that real estate tax bills were mailed on Friday, May 26, 2017. A total of 25,820 tax bills were mailed. The estimated tax revenue to be collected on behalf of the 194 taxing bodies in the County is $64,803,808.90.

The first installment will be due on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 and the second installment will be due on Monday, September 18, 2017. Payments may be made at most County banks, by mail or at the Treasurer’s office in the Historic Courthouse in Pontiac. A drop box is located next to the south entrance of the Courthouse for after-hours payments.

After September 18th, payments MUST be made in person at the Treasurer’s office in the Courthouse. Personal checks will not be accepted after October 11, 2017 and payment after that date MUST be made with a cashier’s check, money order or cash. Delinquent Notices will be mailed on October 18, 2017. The names of delinquent property owners will be published during the week of October 30, 2017.