Treasurer

Lydia Hutchcraft, COUNTY TREASURER
Carroll County Courthouse
P.O. Box 198
Mt. Carroll, IL 61053
Phone: (815) 244-0243
Fax: (815) 244-9181

The County Treasurer's Office has the following responsibilities:

  • Prepare all County real estate property and mobile home taxes; collects the revenue and distributes it to fifty different taxing districts
  • Invests all County funds under jurisdiction into interest bearing funds, approximately seventy different accounts
  • Handles approximately thirty different funds besides the real estate taxes and mobile home taxes. Examples: County highway funds, township motor fuel funds, County motor fuel funds, bridge aid, inheritance taxes, etc.
  • Handles the payroll reports, retirement funds, and County health insurance
  • Issues all W-2 forms at the end of the year for all County employees
  • Is the Treasurer of the County 5% hotel/motel tax and is the Treasurer of the ETSB Board

Important Property Tax Dates in 2023    *Dates change every year, please read*

 

May 15TH, Monday

Property tax bills will be mailed

May 15th thru September 5th

Participating banks will accept property tax payments

May 15th thru Oct 20th

Payments can be made online at carrollcountyil.gov

 July 5th, Wednesday

First installment due date

 July 6th, Thursday

1.5% monthly interest on unpaid first installment payments begins accruing.

 September 5th, Tuesday

Second installment due date.

 

 

 September 6th, Wednesday

1.5% monthly interest on unpaid second installment payments begins accruing. 4.5% penalty on any unpaid 1st installments.


September 20th, Wednesday

Last day to pay property taxes with noncertified funds in our office. Publication cutoff.

September 21st, Thursday

$10.00 Publication fee added to bills.

Week of October 2nd

October 19th, Thursday

Delinquent taxes will be published in newspapers.

Registration deadline for tax sale.

 October 20th, Friday

Last day to pay property taxes online at carrollcountyil.gov

November 1st, Wednesday

Last day to pay property taxes before tax sale 8:30-4:30.

November 2nd, Thursday

Annual Sale of delinquent taxes at 11am.



  1. PROPERTY ASSESSMENT AND TAX SEARCH
  2. TAX BUYER REGISTRATION FORM 2023
  3. LETTERS TO TAX BUYERS 2023
  4. PAYING YOUR TAXES 2023
  5. TAX SALE INFORMATION 2023

Who do I talk to about my back taxes or taxes sold at the tax sale?

Who do I talk to about my exemptions?

Who do I talk to about address changes?

How do I look up my taxes online?

Can I print my tax bill online?

Can I use a credit card to pay for my current year taxes?