A Message from Your Township Assessor

In the true spirit of local government, the staff in the Hanover Township Assessor's Office are proud to be your advocates, regarding the Cook County property tax process.

Hanover Township is now open for appeals with the Cook County Assessor's Office through December 22.

Online appeals can be filed at www.cookcountyassessor.com/online-appeals

Please contact the Township Assessor's Office at for questions or stop in for assistance.

We look forward to serving you in our office on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30AM to 4:30PM and on Tuesdays from 8:30AM to 7PM. The Hanover Township Assessor's Office can also be reached via phone at (630) 837-0301 or via email at assessor@hanover-township.org.

Sincerely,
Khaja Moinuddin, P.E., CIAO
Hanover Township Assessor

Filing an appeal through the Cook County Board of Review.

Filing an appeal through the Cook County Assessor's Office.

Information and filing of property exemptions through the Cook County Assessor's Office.

Renewal Requirement for Property Tax Exemptions

Taxpayers who received Homeowner, Senior Citizen and Disabled Person property tax exemptions last year will not have to renew them, this year. Veterans who are considered 100% AND permanently and totally disabled due to a service connected disability, will also not need to renew. Senior Citizens who are also eligible for the Senior Freeze and Disabled Veterans with a rating of less than 100% and permanently and totally disabled, will; however, find it necessary to renew these.

What if I received an exemption last year but my eligibility for the exemption has changed? If there has been a change in your eligibility, you should contact the offices of the township or county assessor to ensure that you receive the correct exemption. One example of a change in exemption eligibility involves a senior citizen whose household income was below the $65,000 eligibility threshold in prior years but is now above the threshold.  Another example involves a disabled veteran whose level of disability is different now compared to a prior year. 

What if I didn’t receive an exemption last year but am now eligible for one?  You will have to complete a certificate of error exemption application for Tax Year 2023. People who purchased new homes in 2022 should have received Homeowner Exemption applications in the mail for tax year 2023 (paid in 2024), but other taxpayers, such as those newly eligible for senior citizen or disability exemptions, will have to obtain certificate of error application forms from the county assessor’s website or the township office.

What are the eligibility requirements for senior exemptions on this year’s bills?  Those born in 1959 or earlier who used their home as a principal residence in 2024 are eligible for the Senior Citizen Exemption. This exemption saved Hanover Township seniors about $800 last year. 

The Senior Freeze Exemption provides additional tax savings for low- to moderate-income seniors. To be eligible this year, the combined income of all people in the senior’s household must have been less than $65,000 in calendar year 2023, and the senior must have been an owner-occupant of the property since January 1, 2023 for Tax Year 2024 (payable in 2025). 

Savings from senior exemptions and all other exemptions will appear on second installment tax bills that are typically mailed in the summer.

 

 New Tax Law Eliminates Paperwork for Some Seniors

Senior citizens no longer have to file renewal forms for one of the two property tax exemptions available to them.  A new law taking effect this year eliminated the annual renewal requirement for the Senior Exemption, but kept it for the Senior Freeze.

The Senior Exemption is available to all homeowners sixty-five years of age or older, regardless of income.  Under the new law, property owners who received the Senior Exemption last year will have it automatically renewed this year.  Properties in Hanover Township that received the Senior Exemption last year saved about $800.

The Senior Freeze provides additional tax savings for low- to moderate-income seniors, but it must be applied for annually, as incomes can change from year to year.  Any senior who received the Freeze last year should receive a renewal application in the mail.

Exemption Eligibility Rules.

 1)         The Senior Exemption provides tax savings if an owner of a property was born in 1959 or earlier, and used the property as a principal residence as of January 1, 2024.

 2)         The Senior Freeze provides seniors with additional savings if the combined income of all members of the household is less than $65,000 and if the senior has been an owner-occupant of the property since January 1, 2024.

The eligibility requirements described above are for the 2024 property taxes, which are payable in calendar year 2024.  The savings from these exemptions will appear on second installment tax bills that will likely be mailed in the second half of 2025. 

New Senior Citizens.  Homeowners who were born in 1959 would have turned 65 in 2024, and thus will likely be eligible for the senior exemptions for the first time this year.  Although the new law automatically renews the exemptions of those who received the Senior Exemption last year, new seniors will have to apply for the exemption this year.

Seniors eligible for the Freeze for the first time.

If a senior received the Senior Exemption last year, it should automatically renew.  But if the senior qualifies for the Senior Freeze this year but did not last year, a Freeze application will have to be completed.  Seniors in this situation will not get a Freeze application in the mail, but can obtain an application from the Cook County Assessor's website or the Hanover Township Assessor’s office.