This program is available to owner-occupants who are 65 or older by June 1st of the year the application is made, with an annual household income under $40,000. This program is a form of loan in which the State of Illinois pays all or part of the real estate taxes, to be repaid with 6% annual interest at the time of the sale of the property, or upon the property-owner's death.
Applications must be made with the DuPage County Treasurer's Office by March 1st of each year for the taxes due that year. Please call the County Treasurer at (630) 682-7016.