McLean County tax bills due today

Posted on June 1, 2017
McLean County Government Center
June 1 is the deadline for McLean County’s first property tax payment of 2017. (WJBC file photo)

By WJBC Staff

BLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s first installment property taxes are due June 1. Payments that are not paid or postmarked by that date will be assessed a statutory interest penalty of 1.5 percent per month.

Payments are accepted in the Government Center at 115 E. Washington St., Room M 101, Bloomington. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m. The collector’s payment drop box is located off of the East Street entrance to the building. Tax payments may also be mailed, paid by credit card online (fee applies), or paid at most local banks. Taxpayers should check with their bank to make sure the bank accepts tax payments.

Taxpayers that have not received a bill may obtain a copy by visiting www.mcleancountyil.gov, emailing [email protected] or calling (309) 888-5180. Taxpayers that did not receive a bill because they recently purchased a property, no longer escrow, or moved must report the correct mailing address for their tax bill to the Supervisor of Assessments office by emailing [email protected] or calling (309) 888-5130.

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