Winnebago County Supervisor of Assessments: Veterans with Disabilities Homestead Exemption

The Winnebago County Supervisor of Assessments takes the Standard Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities on form PTAX-342: $2,500 of assessed value off at a 30-49% rating, $5,000 at 50-69%, and up to $250,000 at 70-100%, renewed annually except for a 100% veteran certified permanently and totally disabled, due December 31 at Room 301, 404 Elm Street, Rockford.

Also called: property tax, SHEVD, 15-169, PTAX-342, PTAX 342-R, December 31, Supervisor of Assessments, Rockford, EAV.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Winnebago County, ILCounty

The exemption is State law, 35 ILCS 200/15-169; the Illinois entry on it explains the bands. The Winnebago County Supervisor of Assessments administers it: "Standard Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities (SHEVD) (35 ILCS 200/15-169)... provides property tax relief to qualifying veterans with service-connected disabilities." "An initial application is required and must be renewed annually to maintain eligibility... If a veteran has a combined service-connected disability rating of 100% and is deemed permanently and totally disabled, as certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, annual renewal is not required." How much. "If disability level is from 30% to 49%, reduces the property's taxable value by $2,500 EAV. If disability level is from 50% to 69%, reduces the property's taxable value by $5,000 EAV. If disability level is from 70% to 100%, reduces the property's taxable value by up to $250,000 EAV." How. Forms: "Standard Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities Form (PTAX 342)"; renewal (PTAX 342-R). Submit to the "Supervisor of Assessments Office, 404 Elm St., Room 301, Rockford, IL 61101. Deadline: December 31st." Contact (815) 319-4460. The office's reports also track a Returning Veteran Exemption and WWII veterans' exemption rows beside the disabled veteran ones.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Winnebago County Supervisor of Assessments: Veterans with Disabilities Homestead Exemption
Gate	Rule
30% to 100% service-connected	The exemption bands by rating: $2,500 EAV at 30-49%, $5,000 at 50-69%, and up to $250,000 EAV at 70-100%.
Permanent and total at 100%	A 100% veteran certified permanently and totally disabled by VA need not renew annually.

Sources

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-24.

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Link updated for “Illinois Compiled Statutes, 35 ILCS 200/15-169, homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities”.

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