Dan spoke at the Sikh Temple in Palatine this past Sunday September 26th.
Dan Patlak's Letter To The Editor In The Southtown Star - Two property tax changes should be repealed.Southtown Star - Letters To The Editor Two changes recently made to the property tax code by Gov. Pat Quinn and the state Legislature are bad for taxpayers and should be repealed. The first change is a "Senior Penalty" requiring that Senior Exemptions be renewed every year. Evidently, our lawmakers believe that once homeowners turn 65 they may get younger. The requirement for seniors to renew each year is an unnecessary burden on seniors as well as the county assessor's office, which must process paperwork year after year for taxpayers who already have proven they are eligible for the exemption. The result is more administrative expenses, more missed exemptions, more refund applications and more confusion for seniors. The second change is a reduction in the time for overdue property taxes to be sold to property tax buyers. Until the recent change, property owners in distress had a full year before their taxes were sold. Now that time period has been reduced to 90 days. In a time when the official unemployment rate is hovering at 10 percent and the real unemployment rate is closer to 15 percent, our lawmakers have made it easier for a homeowner to lose his residence for failure to fully pay his property taxes. While this legislation may provide taxing districts with more revenue more quickly and provide professional tax buyers an opportunity to make more money, it also places an unfair burden on citizens who already are under tremendous financial stress because of declining market values and an inhospitable economy. The first order of business for our Legislature when it reconvenes should be to do right by its constituents and repeal these two errors in judgment. Dan Patlak Dan Patlak Campaign Update & Tax Facts Video 4 - Appeal Property Taxes With An Attorney?Publius' ForumIt is time to start placing Taxpayer Advocate Dan Patlak yard signs in lawns. If you saved your sign from the primary campaign please put it up right away. If you would like to have a free yard sign, click here to provide us with your address and we will deliver a sign to you. Interested in learning more about the Cook County property tax system? Please view taxpayer advocate Dan Patlak’s Tax Facts video #4 - Is It Best To Appeal Property Taxes With An Attorney?. Go to the Education Center at to watch more videos and submit your own question for Dan. If you like what you see click on volunteer to help the campaign. If you are a Senior or if you have been having a hard time keeping up with your property tax payments, then you will be interested in reading the Letter to the Editor Dan had published in the Southtown Star newspaper last week, 2 Property Tax Changes That Should be Repealed. Wheeling Township Precinct Captain Karen Conway was the winner of the Matching Contribution contest for a two night stay at the Island Lake Resort in Mackinac Island. Bill Cadigan and Scott Kegaris won gift certificates to Ryba’s Fudge Shop at Navy Pier and McCormick Place. Thank you to everyone who helped us reach our $10,000 goal. We still have a long way to go to fund our entire campaign budget but this contest was a good demonstration of our fundraising potential. If you would like to help Dan bring professional competence and political balance to the Board of Review, click here to contribute. Dan and a cadre of volunteers will be marching in the Buffalo Grove Labor Day parade on Sunday, September 5th at Noon. He will also be marching in the Schaumburg Labor Day parade on Monday, September 6th at 9 AM. We would love to have you join us. For more information on where to meet, call us at 847-867-2375. Sincerely, |
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