Henry County Assessment Office: the veterans’ homestead exemptions and the Veterans Organization Freeze

The exemptions are the State's; see the Illinois entries. The Assessment Office's Exemptions page prints the county's routes: "Standard Homestead Exemption for Veteran's with Disabilities - This exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) and the reduction is one of the following: All EAV from the residential portion of property up to $250,000 (before taxes are calculated) for a veteran with at least a 70% service-connected disability. $5,000 in EAV from the property (before taxes are calculated) for a veteran with a 50% to 69% service-connected disability. $2,500 of EAV from the property (before taxes are calculated) for a veteran with a 30% to 49% service-connected disability." To qualify the veteran must "be an Illinois resident who has served as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty or state active duty Illinois National Guard or U.S. Reserve Forces and not dishonorably discharged", "have at least a 30% service-connected disability certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs", "be the owner of record", and the property "must have a total equalized assessed value of less than $250,000 for the primary residence". The county's own form is the Standard Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities (PDF) in the Document Center. "Returning Veterans' Homestead Exemption - This exemption provides a two year reduction in the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) and the current reduction is $5,000." The requirements: an Illinois resident who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, Illinois National Guard or U.S. Reserve Forces; "returning from active duty in an armed conflict involving the armed forces of the United States during the assessment year"; "a veteran who dies during his or her active duty service is eligible to receive this exemption"; owned or had a legal or equitable interest in the residence on January 1; and liable for the property taxes. "This exemption may be claimed only in the year in which the eligible veteran taxpayer returns from active duty in an armed conflict. If a veteran taxpayer receives this exemption, then is again deployed on active duty in an armed conflict and returns again in a subsequent year, the veteran taxpayer is eligible for this exemption again if the other conditions are met." The county's form is the Returning Veterans' Homestead Exemption (PDF). Under the Non-Homestead Exemptions: the "Veterans Organization Freeze (PDF)" is the assessment-freeze application for a veterans' organization's property. The office also posts the Senior Freeze's raised income limit ($75,000) and the other homestead routes; the office's own hours are Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm at 307 West Center Street, Cambridge, IL 61238, 309-937-3570, fax 309-937-3949.