McLean County property tax billing increases nearly 4 percent

Posted on April 26, 2016
McLean County Government Center
The McLean County Treasurer’s Office will issue property tax bills on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo)

By WJBC Staff

BLOOMINGTON – McLean County property tax bills will be released on Wednesday.

McLean County tax districts are billing taxpayers for $320.2 million, which is 3.8 percent or $11.8 million higher than last year. The county’s tax billing is based on the final 2015 taxable equalized assessed value of $3.74 billion compared to $3.69 billion last year.

Property tax due dates are June 1 and September 1. Delinquent payments will be assessed an interest penalty of 1.5 percent per month per statute. The delinquent tax sale is October 27.

McLean County Treasurer Rebecca McNeil says all payments remitted by mail will continue to be processed through the treasurer’s lock box account with Commerce Bank in Kansas City, Mo. Payments may be made in person at the treasurer’s office or through many local banks. Online payment options are available. Taxpayers are responsible for paying the online payment convenience/merchant fee associated with each transaction.

Taxpayers can explore McLean County’s website at www.mcleancountyil.gov or contact the McLean County Treasurer’s office at 309-888-5180 with questions about the payment, collection or distribution taxes. Taxpayers may contact the McLean County Supervisor of Assessments office at (309) 888-5130 with questions about exemptions or assessments or to report a billing address change.

McLean County Treasurer & Tax Collector’s Summary of Taxes Billed by Assessment Year
2006 $235.7 million
2007 $252.4 million
2008 $268.4 million
2009 $281.3 million
2010 $288.1 million
2011 $293.3 million
2012 $294.4 million
2013 $300.0 million
2014 $308.4 million
2015 $320.2 million

Data provided by McLean County Treasurer Rebecca McNeil

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