Assessor Questions

By: Diane Benjamin Equalization Factors are still not available for City of Bloomington, Bloomington Township, Downs, and Old Town: https://mcleancountyil.gov/109/Filing-an-Assessment-Complaint See if you agree with this statement: https://mcleancountyil.gov/110/Equalization-Adjustment-Process . I don’t! People move outside of Bloomington and Normal to small towns because the Cost of Living is less. It is less because less government than […]

Some Assessed Value Factors published:

By: Diane Benjamin Go to the bottom of this page: https://mcleancountyil.gov/109/Filing-an-Assessment-Complaint I believe the State of Illinois is behind raising local assessed values. In their brilliance they thought McLean County properties were undervalued. When you see numbers like 1.0918 it means your assessed value is going up 9.18%. I explained in this story how property […]

My Assessed Value, probably yours too

By: Diane Benjamin All levels of Illinois government can’t collect enough money. They have needs, yours are immaterial. That is what happens in a one party state where taxpayers are immaterial other than PAY IT! Just wait until the County Board goes blue! Know what an equalization factor of 1.1143 means? The assessed value of […]