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Frequently Asked Questions

Information regarding any liens recorded against your property can be obtained from the Will County Recorder’s Office, click here for more information.

For a list of local banks that will take your payment at their locations, click here.

For payment options online through our Website (available May 1st).
You may also pay using your own bank’s online bill payment system.

Yes, the Will County Treasurer’s Office accepts partial payments. Partial payments can be made for any amount.

Yes, Will County accepts prepayment year round once the active Levy is paid in full. Any pre-payments made will be applied to the Real Estate system after figures are calculated for the new Levy, but before the initial bill is mailed.

Yes, payments postmarked on or before the due date are considered an on-time payment. Keep in mind that placing your payment in the mailbox does not guarantee the envelope will be postmarked that day. The only way to guarantee an official postmark is to go into a post office and ask to have the envelope hand stamped.

No, the Will County Treasurer’s Office does not report to any credit agencies.

Recording information is available through the Will County Recorder of Deed’s Office. To contact the Will County Recorder’s Office, click here.

Fill out and submit a Address and Name Correction Form.

Click here for information on Will County’s Annual Tax Sale and how to register.

You may make a freedom of information request on line by clicking here.

The Senior Freeze Exemption freezes the assessed value, which can be assessed no higher. If the assessment is lower, then the lower amount will apply. However, the Senior Freeze Exemption does NOT freeze the township Tax Rate; therefore, that could effect the amount of your tax bill. If you have further questions or need more information, please contact the Supervisor of Assessments Office, here.

The Treasurer’s Office will mail out tax bills beginning in June to any new property owners whose deeds were recorded after May 1st.

Real Estate taxes are billed a year in arrear. The Will County Treasurer’s Office mails the tax bill to the owner of record at the time the tax bills are printed. Check your closing documents to see if you were issued a credit for taxes at the closing. Any further questions should be directed to your attorney or closing agent.

To correctly identify payment, the Will County Treasurer’s Office needs a PIN/Parcel Number. Be sure to include the PIN/Parcel Number on your payment. You can access your tax information from here .

If you do not receive a tax bill, it is your responsibility to contact this office to request a duplicate bill. If you are a new homeowner and the bill was issued in the previous owner’s name, contact this office for a duplicate bill. By law, failure to receive a tax bill, or receiving one late for any reason, will not relieve the taxpayer from paying taxes or late fees. Click here to verify the name and address are correct and print out a copy of the tax bill. You will need your PIN before you can verify. If any part of the name or address is incorrect, fill out and submit a Address/Name Correction Form.

Payments postmarked on or before the due date are considered an on-time payment. Keep in mind that placing your payment in the mailbox does not guarantee the envelope will be postmarked that day. The only way to guarantee an official postmark is to go into a post office and ask to have the envelope hand stamped.


Yes, just be sure to include the payment stubs for all the PINs/parcel numbers or list all the PINs/parcel numbers you are paying on your check. You can only pay one PIN at a time through our website.

Return to the Will County Treasurer’s Office. Provide the new owner’s name and date of sale.

Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your check and we will mail you back a receipt.

There is no charge for a copy of your current tax bill during our collection time, which is May 1 – December 1. Outside of that date range, there is a $10.00 fee.

Apply for the exemptions that you might be qualified for, see the list of exemptions at the Supervisor of Assessments Office. Also, you can contact the Will County Center for Community Concerns, Inc. to see if they have any helpful resources.

Both payments are applied to the PIN number, making a duplicate payment. Both parties will be notified by our office and sent a Duplicate Payment Refund Affidavit. The first party to return the affidavit completed correctly, with the proper proof of payment, will receive the refund.

Mortgage companies that pay real estate taxes through escrow, request and receive tax bills electronically. You, as the property owner, will always receive a tax bill for your records.

For explanation, Click Here: Decreased value, increased tax

The Will County Treasurer’s Office does not set the tax bill amount; we mail the tax bills, collect the taxes, and distribute the money to the taxing bodies. To verify you are receiving the exemptions you qualify for, contact your local Township Assessor. The Township Assessor can also answer questions related to your property assessment, click here for list. If you have questions about the tax rate charged by a specific taxing body, contact that taxing body, click here for directory.

By Illinois Compiled Statutes the Will County Treasurer is required to sell any taxes that have not been paid in full for the current tax year.

Only the unpaid balance of tax is sold; your house is not sold, and the Will County Treasurer’s Office does not report to any credit agencies.

At the sale, tax buyers buy (“pay”) the unpaid tax. This is required by law so the different taxing bodies (like Libraries, School Districts, Fire Departments, etc.) receive the funds for which they levied.

After the Tax Sale, you will deal directly with the Will County Clerk’s Office for tax redemption (“paying back the taxes”). You will not need to deal with the tax buyer.

You or your mortgage company have a minimum of two years from the date of sale to redeem (“pay back”) taxes.

The longer the time between the Tax Sale and redemption, the higher the penalty is likely to be.

The Will County Supervisor of Assessments’ Office has a list of exemptions for your review to see if you quality. Click here for further information. There is also the Senior Citizen Tax Deferral through the Will County Treasurer’s Office. Contact our office at 815-740-4675 for further information, or see the Senior Deferral information on our site.

Every parcel in Will County is assigned a permanent index number, also referred to as PIN. Permanent index numbers are 14 or 16 digits and define the location of your property. Your PIN is located on your tax bill or click here for help. For more information, click here.

Listed on the back of each tax bill is contact information for the offices of the County Clerk, Treasurer, and Supervisor of Assessments. Also listed is the responsibility each office has for the information on your tax bill. Please call the appropriate office with any questions..