Returning Veteran's Homestead Exemption
 

This exemption started in tax year 2007 and lowers the equalized assessed value of your property by $5,000 in the year you return from active duty in an armed conflict. It is a one-year exemption, and can be claimed in addition to the General Homestead Limited Exemption and any applicable Senior Citizen Exemption. To receive this exemption, you must:

  • Use the property as your principal residence
  • Supply a copy of your DD214, if applicable; otherwise, a copy of your most recent military orders

Your completed application must be notarized and returned to:

Homer Township Assessor's Office
14350 W. 151st Street
Homer Glen, Il 60491
(708) 301-8166		 OR Supervisor of Assessments
302 N. Chicago Street
Joliet, Illinois 60432-4059
(815) 740-4648

NOTE: A disabled person's or disabled veteran's property can receive only one of the following exemptions each year: Disabled Veterans's Exemption (35 ILCS 200/15-165), Disabled Persons' Homestead Exemption (35 ILCS 200/15-168) or the Disabled Veterans' Standard Homestead Exemption (35 ILCS 200/15-169). 
 

 

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