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35 ILCS 200/14-30

(35 ILCS 200/14-30)

Sec. 14-30.

Hearings on revisions or corrections; public records.

In all
counties, all hearings held by the chief county assessment officer in support
of or in opposition to a proposed revision or correction in assessed valuation
shall be open to the public. All files maintained by the chief county
assessment officer relating to the assessed valuation of any property, and all
complaints, supporting documents, and other evidence submitted by the
complainant shall be available for public inspection during regular office
hours of the chief county assessment officer.

If a property owner wishes to support his or her request for a revision
or correction of valuation by facts set forth in income tax returns, he or she
shall submit the entire return to the chief county assessment officer. However,
only the portions of the return relating to the property for which a
revision or correction is requested shall be a public record. If requested
by the chief county assessment officer, the property owner shall execute a
consent in favor of the chief county assessment officer instructing the taxing
body with which the income tax return was filed to furnish a certified copy of
the return so that the accuracy of the copy submitted to the chief county
assessment officer may be verified.

The chief county assessment officer shall promptly furnish to any person
copies of all complaints, supporting documents and other evidence submitted by
a complainant, subject to the foregoing qualification, and all public records
of the chief county assessment officer for a fee of 35 cents per page of legal
size or smaller and $1 for each larger page.

(Source: P.A. 77-1709; 88-455.)