(35 ILCS 200/16-10)
Sec. 16-10.
Summons by the board of review or
board of appeals. A board of review or
board of appeals may summon any assessor, deputy, or other person to appear
before it to be examined under oath concerning the method by which any
evaluation has been ascertained, and its correctness. Any person so summoned
who fails, without good cause, to appear or appearing refuses to submit to the
inquiry or answer questions asked by any member of the board, or any attorney
representing the board, shall be guilty of a petty offense.
(Source: P.A. 88-455; 89-126, eff. 7-11-95; 89-671, eff. 8-14-96.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-15)
Sec. 16-15.
Adjustments to prior year's assessments.
Each county clerk
shall compile final adjustments made during the preceding calendar year by the
State Property Tax Appeal Board to the aggregate assessed value of a school
district for which such adjustments are greater than $250,000 or 2% of the
aggregate assessed value of a school district, whichever is less, and report
that information to the Department. By July 1 annually, the Department shall
transmit the adjusted assessments reported since the prior July 1 to the
Illinois State Board of Education for purposes of calculating the amount of
State aid to be apportioned to the various school districts under the School
Code.
(Source: P.A. 86-237; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/Art. 16 Div. 2 heading) Division 2.
Boards of review
in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants
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(35 ILCS 200/16-20)
Sec. 16-20.
Powers and duties of boards of review.
In counties with less
than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the board of review shall, in any year, whether
the year of the general assessment or not, perform the functions set forth in
Sections 16-25 through 16-90.
(Source: P.A. 86-345; 86-413; 86-1028; 86-1481; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-25)
Sec. 16-25.
Review after complaint by taxing bodies.
Any taxing body that
has an interest in an assessment made by any local assessment officer or
officers may have the assessment reviewed by the board of review by filing a
complaint in writing with the board within 30 calendar days after publication
of the assessment list under Section 12-10. All complaints shall identify and
describe the particular property and shall be filed with the board in
duplicate. The board shall make a determination as to the correct amount of the
assessment, but the board shall not increase the amount of the assessment
without first giving due notice and an opportunity to be heard to the taxpayer
affected.
(Source: P.A. 78-450; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-30)
Sec. 16-30.
Board of review meetings.
In counties with less than 3,000,000
inhabitants, the board of review may meet at times it deems necessary for
supervising and directing the clerk in the duties prescribed in this Article,
and shall meet on or before the first Monday each June to revise the assessment
of property. At the meeting, the board of review upon application of any
taxpayer or upon its own motion may revise the entire assessment of any
taxpayer or any part of the assessment as appears to it to be just. The
assessment of the property of any person shall not be increased unless that
person or his or her agent first has been notified in writing at the address
that appears on the assessment books, and been given an opportunity to be
heard. The meeting may be recessed as necessary.
(Source: P.A. 84-582; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-35)
Sec. 16-35. Adjournment of boards of review. The final adjournment of the
board of review in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants shall be when the work for that assessment year is completed and the assessment
books certified to the county clerk but no later than March 15 of the following year.
(Source: P.A. 96-298, eff. 8-11-09.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-40)
Sec. 16-40.
Prohibition of per diem compensation.
Except under Section
6-30, no per diem compensation shall be paid by the county board to any member
of the board of review.
(Source: P.A. 84-582; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-45)
Sec. 16-45.
Consolidated hearings.
In counties with less than
3,000,000 inhabitants, the board of review, on request of a taxpayer
complainant, shall consolidate 2 or more complaints into one hearing,
notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-55 relating to the consideration
of complaints by townships or taxing districts. When it is impractical to do so
because the assessment books necessary to determine all complaints at one time
are not available, those complaints for which the necessary books are available
shall be consolidated.
(Source: P.A. 80-613; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-50)
Sec. 16-50.
Omitted property.
The Board of review shall assess all omitted
property as provided in Sections 9-265 and 9-270. An assessment of omitted
property by the board of review in the manner provided in this Code shall not
be subject to review by any succeeding board.
For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Code, the several taxing
bodies interested therein are hereby empowered to employ counsel to appear
before the board and take all necessary steps to enforce the assessment on such
omitted property.
(Source: P.A. 86-345; 86-413; 86-1028; 86-1481; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-55)
Sec. 16-55. Complaints. (a) On written complaint that any property is
overassessed or underassessed, the board shall review the assessment, and
correct it, as appears to be just, but in no case shall the property be
assessed at a higher percentage of fair cash value than other property in the
assessment district prior to equalization by the board or the Department. (b) The board shall include compulsory sales in reviewing and correcting assessments, including, but not limited to, those compulsory sales submitted by the complainant, if the board determines that those sales reflect the same property characteristics and condition as those originally used to make the assessment. The board shall also consider whether the compulsory sale would otherwise be considered an arm's length transaction. (c) If a complaint is filed by an attorney on behalf of a complainant, all notices and correspondence from the board relating to the appeal shall be directed to the attorney. The board may require proof of the attorney's authority to represent the taxpayer. If the attorney fails to provide proof of authority within the compliance period granted by the board pursuant to subsection (d), the board may dismiss the complaint. The Board shall send, electronically or by mail, notice of the dismissal to the attorney and complainant. (d) A
complaint to affect the assessment for the current year shall be filed on or before 30 calendar days after the date
of publication of the assessment list under Section 12-10. Upon receipt of a written complaint that is timely filed under this Section, the board of review shall docket the complaint. If the complaint does not comply with the board of review rules adopted under Section 9-5 entitling the complainant to a hearing, the board shall send, electronically or by mail, notification acknowledging receipt of the complaint. The notification must identify which rules have not been complied with and provide the complainant with not less than 10 business days to bring the complaint into compliance with those rules. If the complainant complies with the board of review rules either upon the initial filing of a complaint or within the time as extended by the board of review for compliance, then the board of review shall send, electronically or by mail, a notice of hearing and the board shall hear the complaint and shall issue and send, electronically or by mail, a decision upon resolution. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), if the complainant has not complied with the rules within the time as extended by the board of review, the board shall nonetheless issue and send a decision. The board of review may adopt rules allowing any party to attend and participate in a hearing by telephone or electronically. (d-5) Complaints and other written correspondence sent by the United States mail shall be considered filed as of the postmark date in accordance with Section 1.25 of the Statute on Statutes. Complaints and other written correspondence sent by a delivery service other than the United States Postal System shall be considered as filed as of the date sent as indicated by the shipper's tracking label. If allowed by board of review rule, complaints and other written correspondence transmitted electronically shall be considered filed as of the date received. (e) The board may also,
at any time before its revision of the assessments is completed in every year,
increase, reduce or otherwise adjust the assessment of any property, making
changes in the valuation as may be just, and shall have full power over the
assessment of any person and may do anything in regard thereto that it may deem
necessary to make a just assessment, but the property shall not be assessed at
a higher percentage of fair cash value than the assessed valuation of other
property in the assessment district prior to equalization by the board or the
Department. (f) No assessment shall be increased until the person to be affected
has been notified and given an opportunity to be heard, except as provided
below. (g) Before making any reduction in assessments of its own motion, the board
of review shall give notice to the assessor or chief county assessment officer
who certified the assessment, and give the assessor or chief county assessment
officer an opportunity to be heard thereon. (h) All complaints of errors in
assessments of property shall be in writing, and shall be filed by the
complaining party with the board of review, in the number of copies required by board of review rule. A copy shall
be filed by the board of review with the assessor or chief county assessment
officer who certified the assessment. (i) In all cases where a change in assessed
valuation of $100,000 or more is sought, the board of review shall also serve a
copy of the petition on all taxing districts as shown on the last available tax
bill at least 14 days prior to the hearing on the complaint. Service may be by electronic means if the taxing district consents to electronic service and provides the board of review with a valid e-mail address for the purpose of receiving service. All taxing
districts shall have an opportunity to be heard on the complaint. A taxing district wishing to intervene shall file a request to intervene with the board of review at least five days in advance of a scheduled hearing. If board of review rules require the appellant to submit evidence in advance of a hearing, then any evidence in support of the intervenor's opinion of assessed value must be submitted to the board of review and complainant no later than five calendar days prior to the hearing. Service shall be made as set forth in subsection (d-5), but if board of review rules allow complaints and correspondence to be transmitted electronically, then the intervenor's evidence shall be transmitted electronically. (i-5) If board of review rules require the appellant to submit evidence in advance of a hearing, then any evidence to support the assessor's opinion of assessed value must be submitted to the board of review and the complainant (or, if represented by an attorney, to the attorney) no later than five calendar days prior to the hearing. Service shall be made as set forth in subsection (d-5), but if board of review rules allow complaints and correspondence to be transmitted electronically, then the assessor's evidence shall be transmitted electronically. (j) Complaints
shall be classified by townships or taxing districts by the clerk of the board
of review. All classes of complaints shall be docketed numerically, each in its
own class, in the order in which they are presented, in books kept for that
purpose, which books shall be open to public inspection. Complaints shall be
considered by townships or taxing districts until all complaints have been
heard and passed upon by the board.
(Source: P.A. 98-322, eff. 8-12-13; 99-98, eff. 1-1-16; 99-579, eff. 7-15-16.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-60)
Sec. 16-60.
Equalization within counties - Publication and hearing.
After notice and hearing as required by Section 12-40, the board of review
may increase or reduce the entire assessment, or the assessment of any class
included therein, if, in its opinion, the assessment has not been made upon the
proper basis. The board may also equalize the assessment in any multi-township
or township, or part thereof, or any portion of the county.
(Source: P.A. 86-345; 86-413; 86-1028; 86-1481; 88-455.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-65)
Sec. 16-65. Equalization process. The board of review shall act as an
equalizing authority, if after equalization by the supervisor of assessments
the equalized assessed value of property in the county is not 33 1/3% of the
total fair cash value. The board shall, after notice and hearing as required by
Section 12-40, lower or raise the total assessed value of property in any
assessment district within the county so that the property, other than farm
and coal property assessed under Sections 10-110 through 10-140 and Sections
10-170 through 10-200, will be assessed at 33 1/3% of its fair cash value.
For each assessment district of the county, the board of review shall
annually determine the percentage relationship between the valuations at which
property other than farm and coal property is listed and the estimated 33 1/3%
of the fair cash value of such property. To make this analysis, the board
shall use at least 25 property transfers, or a combination of at least 25
property transfers and property appraisals, such information as may be
submitted by interested taxing bodies, or any other means as it deems proper
and reasonable. If there are not 25 property transfers available, or if these
25 property transfers do not represent a fair sample of the types of properties
and their proportional distribution in the assessment district, the board shall
select a random sample of properties of a number necessary to provide a
combination of at least 25 property transfers and property appraisals as much
as possible representative of the entire assessment district, and provide for
their appraisal. The township or multi-township assessor shall be notified of
and participate in the deliberations and determinations.
In assessment year 2011, the board of review shall consider compulsory sales in its equalization process. The board of review, in conjunction with the chief county assessment officer, shall determine the number of compulsory sales from the prior year for the purpose of revising and correcting assessments. The board of review shall determine if the number of compulsory sales is at least 25% of all property transfers within the neighborhood, township, multi-township assessment district, or other specific geographic region in the county for that class of property, but shall exclude from the calculation (i) all property transfers for which the property characteristics and condition are not the same as those characteristics and condition used to determine the assessed value and (ii) any property transfer that is not an arm's length transaction based on existing sales ratio study standards (except for compulsory sales). If the board determines that the number of compulsory sales is at least 25% of all property transfers within the defined geographic region for that class of property, then the board of review must determine (i) the median assessment level of arm's length transactions and (ii) the median assessment level of compulsory sales. If the median assessment level of compulsory sales is higher than the median assessment level of arm's length transactions, then compulsory sales shall be included in the arm's length transaction study and the board must calculate the new median assessment level. Assessed values of properties within the specific geographic area for that class of property must be revised to reflect this new median assessment level. The revised median assessment level shall be the basis for equalization as otherwise provided in this Section. With the ratio determined for each assessment
district, the board shall ascertain the amount to be added or
deducted from the aggregate assessment on property subject to local
assessment jurisdiction, other than farm and coal property, to produce a
ratio of assessed value to 33 1/3% of the fair cash value equivalent to 100%.
However, in determining the amount to be added to the
aggregate assessment on property subject to local jurisdiction in order
to produce a ratio of assessed value to 33 1/3% of the fair cash value
equivalent to 100%, the board shall not, in any one
year, increase or decrease the aggregate assessment of any assessment
district by more than 25% of the equalized valuation of the district
for the previous year, except that additions, deletions or depletions to
the taxable property shall be excluded in computing the 25% limitation.
The board shall complete the equalization by the date prescribed in Section
16-35 for the board's adjournment, and, within 10 days thereafter, shall report
the results of its work under this Section to the Department. At least 30 days
prior to its adjournment, the board shall publish a notice declaring whether
it intends to equalize assessments as provided in this Section. The notice
shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
If the board fails to report to the Department within the required time, or if
the report discloses that the board has failed to make a proper and
adequate equalization of assessments, the Department shall direct,
determine, and supervise the assessment so that all assessments of property are
relatively just and equal as provided in Section 8-5.
(Source: P.A. 96-1083, eff. 7-16-10.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-70)
Sec. 16-70. Determination of exemptions. The board of review shall hear and
determine the application of any person who is assessed on property claimed to
be exempt from taxation. However, the decision of the board shall not be
final, except as to homestead exemptions and exemptions provided under subsection (b) of Section 15-5. With the exception of homestead exemptions and exemptions provided under subsection (b) of Section 15-5, upon filing of any application for an exemption which would reduce the assessed valuation of any
property by more than $100,000, the owner shall deliver, in person or by mail,
a copy of the application to any municipality, school district, community
college district, and fire protection district in which the property is situated. Failure of a
municipality, school district, community college district, or fire protection district to receive the
notice shall not invalidate any exemption. The board shall give the
municipalities, school districts, community college districts, fire protection districts, and the
taxpayer an opportunity to be heard. The clerk of the board in all cases other
than homestead exemptions, under the direction of the board, shall make out and
forward to the Department, a full and complete statement of all the facts in
the case. The Department shall determine whether the property is legally liable
to taxation. It shall notify the board of review of its decision, and
the board shall correct the assessment if necessary. The decision of the
Department is subject to review under Sections 8-35 and 8-40. The extension of
taxes on any assessment shall not be delayed by any proceedings under this
Section, and, if the Department rules that the property is exempt, any taxes
extended upon the unauthorized assessment shall be abated or, if paid, shall be
refunded.
(Source: P.A. 102-815, eff. 5-13-22.)
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(35 ILCS 200/16-75)
Sec. 16-75.
Certificates of error.
The board of review shall, at any time
before judgment, if an error or mistake is discovered (other than errors of
judgment as to the valuation), in any assessment, issue to the person
erroneously assessed a certificate setting forth the nature of the error and
its cause or causes. The certificate when properly endorsed by the chief
county assessment officer, showing concurrence therein, and not otherwise, may
be used in evidence in any court of competent jurisdiction, and when so
introduced in evidence, shall become a part of the court records, and shall not
be removed from the files except upon the order of the court.
After the board of review has issued a certificate of error and it has been
properly endorsed by the chief county assessment officer, 2 copies of the
certificate shall be made and one copy given to the county clerk and one copy
to the collector. The county clerk shall keep records of the changes or
corrections made in the certificate and shall certify such corrections to the
collector so that he or she can account for the proper amount of taxes
chargeable to him or her.
(Source: P.A. 91-377, eff. 7-30-99.)
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