Assessment Complaint Process

Will County Supervisor of Assessments
Board of Review - Assessment Complaint Process

The time window to file a complaint with the Will County Board of Review is August 7, 2024 through September 9, 2024.

The Board of Review suggests that you speak to your township assessor with any specific questions about your assessed value change. The Board of Review complaint process begins in August for each assessment year and complaint forms can be obtained at the Board of Review office, mail, or by download:

Will County Board of Review
Will County Office Building
302 N. Chicago Street, 2nd Floor
Joliet, IL 60432
Phone: (815) 740-4661

The owner for each parcel of property must file a separate complaint unless the parcels are contiguous. Contiguous parcels may be on the same complaint provided they are of the same land use. The property identification number (PIN) must be included along with the address of each parcel. The complaint form must be signed, have the mailing address of the owner, and a daytime telephone number where the complainant may be reached.

ATTENTION: Pursuant to Section 7 (e) of the Open Meetings Act, the Will County Board of Review requires that you check the Board of Review Portal 48 hours prior to your scheduled hearing to ensure that the hearing will be a live hearing. In the event that the Board chairperson determines that an in-person hearing is not practical, prudent, or unfeasible due to an unforeseen circumstance, the Board will have a non-interactive hearing in place of your scheduled hearing and the decision will be based on the weight of the evidence provided. If you do not have computer access, you must call the board office at 815/740-4648. In the event that a live hearing is not feasible, you will have the ability to submit rebuttal to the township assessor and or intervenor evidence via electronic submission of a written brief. This must be submitted 48 hours prior to the non-interactive hearing.

Pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Open Meetings Act, in the event of a disaster Declaration, the Chairperson of the Board of Review reserves the right to determine whether an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent because of the disaster. In that event, the procedures outlined in the Open Meetings Act and that section of the act as amended shall be followed.

**Due to security changes in the Will County Office Building, all visitors are required to pass through a security check upon entrance of the building.**

Please arrive to the building at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled hearing. This will allow you time to pass through security and arrive at your hearing in a timely manner.

HEARINGS CANNOT BE RESCHEDULED IF YOU ARE LATE!

Decisions

The Board of Review shall base its decision on the documented evidence presented by the complainant and the Township Assessor and their testimony. The Board of Review uses three methods of valuation that are standard in most appraisal organizations. These are Cost, Market, and Income approaches to value. While the Board of Review does not expect the general public to know the finer points of the appraisal business, if they reasonable believe that their property is not being assessed properly, or that its value is too high, then some method of comparison should be used to prove their case.

Downloadable Forms

2024 Residential Complaint Form Packet

2024 Farm Complaint Form Packet

2024 Commercial / Industrial Complaint Form Packet

Affidavit of Hearing Waiver

Board of Review Complaint Disclosure Form

Board of Review Complaint Withdrawal Form

Signature Form

Verification of Authority to represent Owner(s) of Real Property Form (Attorney Authorization)

Informational Resources

2024 Will County Board of Review Rules and Procedures

Guide to Filing a Complaint