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Assessor

Highway Commissioner

Township Meeting

Monday August 12, 2024

6:00 pm

37908 N. Fairfield Rd.

Lake Villa, Il 60046




August 6, 2024

Classical Blast and Car Show at Lehmann Mansion


Property Tax Exemptions for Military Veterans


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Changes to Property Tax Exemptions for Military Veterans and Other Exemption News

 

Deadline to Apply for Exemptions:

Lake County has set the deadline to apply for all exemptions on July 31, 2024. This includes the Senior Homestead Exemption and the Low-Income Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze. If you are over 65 years old, you can qualify for these exemptions.

 

All applications must be submitted online through the Lake County Smartfile E-Filing Portal (link below). You can receive assistance by calling or visiting the Lake Villa Assessor’s Office contact information below. For all exemptions, it must be your primary residence.

 

Changes to the Standard Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities (SHEVD)

 

Recent Changes:

·      Veterans with a combined service-connected disability (SCD) rating of 100% and deemed to be permanently and totally disabled are no longer required to re-apply.

·        A disabled veteran with a 70% or higher SCD will be 100% tax exempt up to 250,000 in equalized assessed value (EAV). Previously if the EAV was greater than 250,000 then the exemption would not apply.

·        Veterans of World War II can be is exempt from taxation regardless of the veteran's level of disability status, and their surviving spouse is eligible to apply

·        Surviving Spouse: An un-remarried surviving spouse of a disabled veteran or veteran of World War II can continue to receive the SHEVD exemption on his or her spouse's homestead property or transfer the exemption to a new primary residence. 

 

SHEDV Benefits:

This exemption provides a reduction in equalized assessed value of a primary residence occupied by a veteran with a disability, or the veteran's surviving spouse. A disabled veteran with a 70% or higher SCD will be 100% tax exempt up to 250,000 in equalized assessed value (EAV).

·        A disabled veteran with at least 50% SCD, but less than 70% will receive a $5,000 reduction in the property's EAV.

·        A disabled veteran with at least 30% SCD, but less than 50% will receive a $2,500 reduction in property's EAV.

 

Disabled Veterans Exemption (Adaptive Housing)

The equalized assessed value can be reduced up to $100,000 for a home owned by a qualifying veteran, or the veteran's spouse, or unmarried surviving spouses. The disability of such nature that the Federal Government has authorized payment for the purchase or construction of housing which has special adaptations to meet the needs of your disability.

Returning Veterans Exemption

This exemption lowers the equalized assessed value of the veteran’s principal residence by $5,000 for up to two consecutive assessment (tax) years. This would include the tax year and the following year that the veteran returns from active duty in an armed conflict involving the armed forces of the United States.

Jeffrey A. Lee

Lake Villa Township Assessor

37850 N. IL Route 59

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-2383 Assessor@LakeVillaAssessor.org

Lake County Website www.tax.LakeCountyIL.gov

Smartfile online applications https://lakecountyilpaefile.tylertech.com/lake_il_sf

Exemption information www.lakecountyil.gov/156/Tax-Relief

Need help with Social Services Call 211


If you need help finding food, shelter, rent or utility assistance, or other essential services, call 211 or text your zip code to 898211 to speak with someone who can help 24/7. Speak to a person in English or Spanish when you call. The 211 team will also interpret more than 150 other languages. Learn more 


Suicide Hotline Number is 988


988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.


When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.


Hazardous Waste pickup

At your Door Service is available for residents of unincorporated Lake Villa Township




Lake Villa Township Food Pantry now has a limited Supply of Hearing aid batteries.
The batteries have been donated by the Lake Villa Township Lions Club.

They are 312 size batteries.

Tri-Township Transit - Lake Villa Township

Transportation Tri-Township Transit is Destination driven transportation for the Townships of Antioch, Grant & Lake Villa. Fare: $2.00 round trip Tuesday to Antioch Walmart
Call 847-265-7433 or 1-847-356-2116
Electronics Drop off Sites
26535 W. Molidor Rd, Ingleside
847-546-7623
Monday - Friday 9 am to 3 pm
Excluding Holidays 

585 Berry Ave, Grayslake
847-223-2860
Monday - Friday 7 am to 3:30 pm
Saturday 8 am to 12 Noon
Excluding Holidays 
21N988 Pepper Road, Lake Barrington, IL
847-381-7793
Monday - Friday ​8:00 am to 3:00 pm
​Saturday ​8:00 am to NOON
Excluding Holidays

1180 Half Day Rd, Highland Park
847-432-0807 
Every Tuesday 7 am to 1 pm
1st Saturday of the month 7 am to 1 pm
Excluding Holidays

Daniel Venturi | Lake Villa Township| 847-356-2116 | 847-356-2130 FAX | Supervisor@lakeVillaTownship.org | LakeVillaTownship.org

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