New Tax Season Schedule is listed below.
The County Treasurer's Office has the following responsibilities:<
- Prepare all County real estate property and mobile home taxes; collects the revenue and distributes it to fifty different taxing districts
- Invests all County funds under jurisdiction into interest bearing funds.
- Oversees approximately thirty different funds besides the real estate taxes and mobile home taxes. Examples: County highway funds, township motor fuel funds, County motor fuel funds, bridge aid, inheritance taxes, etc.
- Handles the payroll reports, retirement funds, and County health insurance
- Issues all W-2 forms at the end of the year for all County employees
- Is the Treasurer of the County 5% hotel/motel tax and is the Treasurer of the ETSB Board
Click these links for important tax information. Scan the QR Code to pay taxes! Tax schedule is listed below with 2026 dates!!!
| TAX SCHEDULE FOR 2025 TAXES PAYABLE IN 2026 | |||||||
| May 18 - May 23, 2026 | 2025 RE Property tax bills mailed out. | ||||||
| Participating banks and credit union collect taxes. | |||||||
| Online E-Check and Credit Card payments accepted. | |||||||
| Monday, May 25, 2026 | COURTHOUSE CLOSED-HOLIDAY. | ||||||
| Friday, June 19, 2026 | COURTHOUSE CLOSED-HOLIDAY. | ||||||
| Wednesday, July 1, 2026 | First Installment of taxes due. | ||||||
| Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 1.5% PENALTY APPLIED TO ALL PAYMENTS BY MAIL, BANKS, | ||||||
| AND ONLINE. Post Mark will count as date of payment. | |||||||
| Friday, July 3, 2026 | COURTHOUSE CLOSED-HOLIDAY. | ||||||
| July 2- August 1, 2026 | Penalty is 1.5% on first installment of taxes. | ||||||
| August 2-September 1 | Penalty is 3.0% on first installment of taxes. | ||||||
| Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | Surplus Sealed Bid books available | ||||||
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | Sealed bids due for Trustee's Surplus Sale | ||||||
| Tuesday, September 1, 2026 | Second Installment of taxes due. | ||||||
| Last day to pay at participating banks. | |||||||
| Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | Penalty is 4.5% on first installment of taxes. | ||||||
| Penalty is 1.5% on second installment of taxes. | |||||||
| NO PAYMENTS ACCEPTED AT BANKS. | |||||||
| Monday, September 7, 2026 | COURTHOUSE CLOSED-HOLIDAY. | ||||||
| Monday, September 14, 2026 | Subsequent tax payments accepted. | ||||||
| Friday, September 18, 2026 | Last day to pay to avoid Publication of unpaid taxes | ||||||
| Monday, September 21, 2026 | Publication list send to paper for Publication | ||||||
| $10 Publication cost added to bills. | |||||||
| List sent to print for delinquent notices to be mailed. | |||||||
| Friday, September 25, 2026 | Last day to pay with E-Check (at 8pm), personal check, and business check. | ||||||
| September 26 - November 5 2026 | Payments MUST be Certified Funds! | ||||||
| Personal and Business Checks WILL be returned. | |||||||
| Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | Publication in paper per State Statute 35 ILCS 200/21-110 | ||||||
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Certified Delinquent Notices mailed per State | ||||||
| Statute 35ILCS 200/21-135 | |||||||
| October 2 - November 4 2026 | Penalty is 6% on first installment of taxes. | ||||||
| Penalty is 3% on second installment of taxes. Must include $10 costs. | |||||||
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | COURTHOUSE CLOSED-HOLIDAY | ||||||
| Friday, October 16, 2026 | Application for Judgement of Tax Sale. | ||||||
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | Tax Sale Registrations due | ||||||
| Friday, October 30, 2026 | Last Day for Credit Card payments. | ||||||
| Last Day for Certificates of Error (Exemptions). | |||||||
| Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | LAST DAY TO PAY TAXES | ||||||
| Thursday, November 5, 2026 | TAX SALE Time TBD | ||||||