Treasurer's Office

Real Estate Tax Statements - (Property Taxes)
Information from Rear of Tax Bill

Taxes may be paid by mail. Keep the larger portion of the statement for your records, but send the applicable stub or stubs that agrees with your payment. Mail your check or money order, made payable to the County Collector, and applicable stub or stubs to: Rock Island County Collector, P. O. Box 3277, Rock Island, IL 61204-3277

You may also pay in person at most banks in Rock Island County during the bank's normal business hours. Bring the entire statement including stubs with you. We cannot process your payment without the entire statement, including stubs. You may also pay in person at the Collector's office located in the County Building at 1504 3rd Avenue, Rock Island. Hours are 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday except holidays.
Your cancelled check can serve as your receipt when paying by mail. Persons paying in cash must pay in person and will receive a receipt.
If you have any questions regarding your tax bill, please call (309) 558-3510.
Installments equal to at least one-fourth the total tax are due on or before the due dates shown on the front of the statement, or the full tax may be paid by the first installment due date. State law requires the installments not paid by the due dates shall have interest added at the rate of 1 1/2% per month or part of a month until paid, sold, or forfeited. An advertising cost of $10.00 will be added after delinquent taxes are advertised for sale in the fall of the year. Additional cost and interest will be added after sale or forfeiture. Please call County Treasurer's Office for assistance with calculations. Remittance must include all interest and cost due, or your check will be returned.
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Taxes not paid or postmarked by the due dates are subject to interest. Taxes paid after the final installment due date must be paid in cash, money order, or cashier's check.

NO SECOND NOTICE WILL BE MAILED COVERING YOUR THIRD AND FOURTH INSTALLMENT AS ALL FOUR STUBS ARE INCLUDED WITH YOUR ORIGINAL TAX BILL.

The total tax due is determined in the following manner:

the original valuation is first multiplied by the Township equalization factor;
from that product, subtract any home improvement amount;
that result is then multiplied by the state equalization factor, to obtain the equalized valuation;
from the equalized assessed valuation, subtract the senior freeze, homestead, and owner exemptions, if any; the result is the net valuation;
finally, the net valuation is multiplied by the total of the individual tax rates; resulting in the total tax due. Note that State law calls for the equalized valuation plus the home improvement to be one-third of the property's fair market value on January 1 of the assessment year.
Note that the assessment of farmland is different from that just described.

Note that there is an exemption for certain totally disabled veterans.

The County Collector does not determine any assessments, factors, exemptions, or tax rates, and she cannot change them. She only collects the taxes for the taxing bodies itemized on the front of the real estate tax bill. Address any questions on assessments to your Township Assessor or the County Supervisor of Assessments. Questions on rates and amount of taxes should be addressed to your taxing bodies.
Neither failure to receive a tax statement, nor receiving one late will relieve the taxpayer from paying the taxes or any penalties which may become due.
You may be eligible for the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act (Circuit Breaker). Applications are available from the Illinois Department of Revenue- Regional Office at 4711 - 44th Street Rock Island IL 61201 (309) 788-0149.

Treasurer's Office

Real Estate Tax Statements - (Property Taxes) Information from Rear of Tax Bill

Real Estate Tax Statements - (Property Taxes)
Information from Rear of Tax Bill