How to Pay Real Estate & Mobile Home Taxes

Your total Real Estate Tax Bill is Payable in Two (2) Installments. You are billed once with two (2) Payment Stubs.

For Mobile Home, you total Mobile Home Local Service is tax is billed in one (1) installment. You get an initial bill with a payment stub on the bottom that gives you 60 days to pay. You will then receive a monthly delinquent notice with a payment stub on the bottom that adds a $25 late penalty per month for 4 months, with a maximum late penalty of $100.

Real Estate and Mobile Home taxes not paid before the annual Tax Sale will have additional fees and interest added at the tax sale.  Taxes Sold at the Tax Sale must be redeemed through the County Clerk’s Office. You can contact them at 815-895-7149. Be sure to have your parcel number when you call.

Reprint the current, or past, tax bills via wEdge or Invoice Cloud.

1. What forms of payment do you accept?

1. • Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order.
   • Personal, Bank Bill Pay, or Business Check (see the back of your bill for the last day to pay by check)
   • Electronic Check/eCheck. A $1.00 convenience fee applies per transaction (available online or in our office)
   • Discover Card, MasterCard (credit or debit), Visa (credit or debit), or American Express credit cards. And new this year, Google Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, Paypal Credit, or Venmo. A processing fee or 2.60% ($1.95 minimum), charged by the electronic payment processor, will apply. (available online or in our office)

Multiple parcels can be paid under a single transaction. For online payments, add all parcels to the shopping cart and then check out as part of 1 transaction. Multiple parcels can also be paid on a single business or personal check.

The processing fee applied for using online payment options is not calculated, charged, or collected by the DeKalb County Treasurer’s Office.

 

2. What are the different ways to pay my bill?
   • You may pay your bill online
     • • • Real Estate step-by-step Online Payment Instructions
         • Mobile Home step-by-step Online Payment Instructions

1. • Through our dedicated Automated Phone Payment System.

Call 1-855-544-1055.  Payments can be made by electronic payment method. An additional $1 convivence will apply to all phone payments. When it asks for the tax year, for Mobile Home it is the current calendar year, for Real Estate, it’s the previous calendar year.

1. • You may pay your bill at most banks throughout DeKalb County, (Real Estate Only)

Payments are accepted on or before the corresponding installment due date. Banks cannot accept any payments after the corresponding installment due date.

Take your entire bill to the bank.  Please be sure to write your parcel number on your check to ensure proper credit.  Your canceled check will be your receipt.

1. • You may pay your bill by mail.

Include the proper installment stub(s), ensure your check is written properly, and write your parcel number or Mobile Home Number on your check to ensure proper credit.  Your canceled check will be your receipt.

With the recent changes to the USPS post marking procedure (mail is not post marked until it reaches a regional processing center), mail will not be postmarked for 1 to 2 business days after it is has been picked up, if at all. It is strongly recommended that you mail your payment early and that you take your payment inside the Post Office and have it hand-canceled at the counter.

If you are using a Bank Online Bill Pay or any other 3rd party bill pay, read your their physical check information. And ensure that the parcel number is correct in the “account” for the payment. Bill Pay services send us physical checks and this processes can take several days after your “bill pay” date.  We generally suggest having a bill pay date at least a week prior to the due date, but please defer to your bill pay vender’s timeline for physical check processing.

Postmark is not accepted after the certified delinquent notices are mailed.  All payments must be in the office by the deadline date to avoid being published or to be excluded from the Tax Sale.

1. • You may pay in person at the DeKalb County Treasurer/Collector’s Office,
     4th Floor, Administration Building, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore using:
     • Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order.
     • Personal, Bank Bill Pay, or Business Check (see the back of your bill for the last day to pay by check)
     • Electronic Check/eCheck. A $1.00 processing fee applies
     • Discover Card, MasterCard (credit or debit), Visa (credit or debit), or American Express credit cards. And new this year, Google Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, PayPal Credit, or Venmo. A processing fee or 2.60% ($1.95 minimum), charged by the electronic payment processor, will apply