School Revenue Issues

The property tax is by far the largest source of funding for Illinois school districts.  For commercial and industrial property owners, the property tax is generally the second or third largest expense item, after debt service.  Property owners have a keen interest in reducing their assessments and paying less in property taxes.  Franczek Radelet attorneys protect school district and college revenue interests and defend against property tax refunds that can wreak havoc on school budgets and plans.  When your school district or college facing significant refund exposure you need skilled and experienced counsel.  At Franczek Radelet, we are your counselor and ally in a property tax dispute.

The property tax has been with us for a long time.  One of the oldest published Illinois property tax cases harks back to 1861 in the Illinois Supreme Court.  The lawyer for the Illinois Central Railroad is listed as “A. Lincoln” – that would be President Abraham Lincoln.  While our collective history does not reach back quite that far, when your district or college is facing significant refund exposure, a complex assessment challenge, or a difficult property tax issue, contact Franczek Radelet for experienced counsel.  We are on your side.

News

• Franczek Radelet Represents Indiana School Districts in Lawsuit Against the State of Indiana
• Attorneys Dalianis & Metcalf Co-Author "Identifying and Mitigating Sources of School Revenue Erosion"
• Firm partners Kriha and Spivey Moritz lauded for pro bono efforts on behalf of Westmont Educational Foundation
• The Nuts & Bolts of a Tax Appeal with a Mock Hearing

Events

• Dalianis and Hernandez to speak on "Protecting School Revenues" at Joint Annual Conference of IASB/IASA/IASBO
• ED-RED Finance-Legislation Meeting
• Property Tax Appeals

Publications & Resources

• Cook County First Installment Property Taxes Will Now Be 55% of Prior Year (Rather than 50%)
• Millennium Park Restaurant at Center of Appellate Court Opinion Clarifying When Property is Taxable
• Circuit Court Grants First Petition to Intervene in Tax Objection Complaints
• Illinois Appellate Court Holds That School District Opposition to Property Tax Exemptions Must Be Timely
• Democrat and Republican Governors Agree on How to Spend ARRA Funds
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