Assessment Publications Lists

The 2020 General Assessment Year for Freeport Township were published November 20, 2020 in the Journal Standard.

The 2020 Assessment Changes for Jefferson, Loran, Florence, Silver Creek, Ridott, Rock Run, Lancaster and Harlem, Buckeye and Dakota, Rock Grove and Oneco townships were published November 20, 2020 in the Journal Standard.

The 2020 Assessment Changes for Erin, Kent, West Point, Waddams and Winslow townships were published November 18, 2020 in the Northwestern Illinois Farmer.

Scroll down to find the link to each of the townships.

The following is a listing of the real estate assessments as made by the Township Assessors and/or the Chief County Assessment Office in all townships (when available) for the assessment year 2020 (taxes payable in 2021). Values shown are those values after any equalization by the chief county assessment officer. Median level of assessments for Stephenson County after equalization is 33.33%.

  • Valuation date (35 ILCS 200/9-95): January 1, 2020
  • Required level of assessment (35 ILCS 200/9-145): 33.33%
  • Valuation based on sales from (35 ILCS 200/1-155): 2017-2019

Your property is to be assessed at the above median level. You may check the accuracy of your assessment by the following procedure: divide your assessment by 0.3333 (median level of assessments). The resulting value should equal the estimated fair cash value of your property. If the resulting value is greater than the fair cash value of your property, you may be over-assessed. If the resulting value is less than the fair cash value of your property, you may be under-assessed.

If you believe your property’s fair cash value is incorrect or that the equalized assessed valuation is not uniform with other comparable properties in the same neighborhood, the following steps should be taken:

  • Contact your township assessor or chief county assessment office to review the assessment.
  • If you are not satisfied with the assessor review, taxpayers may file a complaint with the Stephenson County Board of Review. For complaint forms, instructions, and the Rules and Procedures of the Board of Review, call (815) 235-8260 or visit www.co.stephenson.il.us/assessor for more information.
  • The final filing deadline for your township is generally 30 days from this publication date. After this date, the Board of Review is prohibited by law from accepting assessment complaints for properties in this township. For more information on complaint deadlines, call (815) 235-8260 or visit us at 50 W. Douglas St, 5th Floor, Freeport, Illinois 61032.

Your property may be eligible for homestead exemptions, which can reduce your property’s taxable assessment. For more information on homestead exemptions, call (815)235-8260 or visit www.co.stephenson.il.us/assessor/exempt.asp.

All equalized assessed valuations are subject to further equalization and revision by the Stephenson County Board of Review as well as equalization by the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Also, taking a few minutes to read the Board of Review Rules may help you to better understand the appeal process. The Board of Review Rules can be found online by clicking on this link.

Due to trying to keep the public safe the office has closed its door to monitor foot traffic. You can still come to the office by either knocking on the door once you reach the 5th floor or call the office to make an appointment.

Assessment complaint forms and instructions for completing them may be obtained in person, or by calling the Chief County Assessment Office at 815-235–8260. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Forms are also available online or by writing to the Board of Review, 50 West Douglas Street, Suite 502., Freeport, IL 61032-4396.

Completed assessment complaint forms are to be filed with the clerk of the Board of Review, 50 West Douglas Street, Suite 502., Freeport, IL 61032-4396.This publication is made in accordance with 35 ILCS,12-10, as amended.

Pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/10-115, the farmland assessments for the 2020 assessment year have increased by 10% of the preceding year’s median cropped soil productivity index per acre as certified by the Illinois Department of Revenue with data provided by the Farmland Assessment Advisory Board resulting in an increase of $32.01 per acre for each soil productivity index.

An individual change of assessment notice is mailed to each property owner having a change in assessment other than equalization.

The assessment changes are listed by township. Click on the township name to be taken to the list of respective changes. The deadline to file a complaint with the Board of Review is noted below each township.A sample of the Notice of Assessment Change is available by clicking here.

All equalized assessed valuations are subject to further equalization and revision by the Stephenson County Board of Review as well as equalization by the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Please Note: Assessment changes made as a result of equalization are not listed.

Publication of the 2020 assessment changes is or will be in the following newspapers:

  • Erin, Kent, West Point, Waddams and Winslow will be published in the —Northwestern Illinois Farmer
  • Jefferson, Loran, Florence, Silver Creek, Ridott, Rock Run, Lancaster, Harlem, Buckeye, Dakota, Rock Grove, Oneco and Freeport —The Journal Standard
  • The assessment complaint forms and Board of Review Rules are available as Adobe® Acrobat® files. Click on the file name below to download a copy of the rules or complaint form and instructions.

  1. 2020 Rules of the Board of Review
  2. Residential Property
  3. Commercial Property
  4. Farm Property
  5. Industrial Property
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  • Buckeye
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    December 21, 2020
  • Loran
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    December 21, 2020
  • Dakota
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    December 21, 2020
  • Oneco
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    December 21, 2020
  • Erin
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    December 18, 2020
  • Ridott
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    December 21, 2020
  • Florence
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    December 21, 2020
  • Rock Grove
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    December 21, 2020
  • Freeport
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    December 21, 2020
  • Rock Run
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    December 21, 2020
  • Harlem 
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    December 21, 2020
  • Silver Creek 
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    December 21, 2020
  • Jefferson
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    December 21, 2020
  • Waddams
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    December 18, 2020
  • Kent
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    December 18, 2020
  • West Point 
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    December 18, 2020
  • Lancaster 
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    December 21, 2020
  • Winslow
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    December 18, 2020
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