Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 Correct Assessment Determination
Mission Statement It is the mission of the Property Tax Appeal Board to adjudicate real property assessment disputes between real property taxpayers, county boards of review, and local taxing districts in a timely, professional, and impartial manner.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Provide an informal forum, open to the public, for the speedy hearing of appeals.
    1. Resolve appeals in a timely fashion by issuing impartial decisions based on equity and the weight of the evidence.
      1. Establish clear, concise, accurate, and timely communications with the public.
        1. Maintain a workforce that demonstrates the highest standards of integrity, efficiency, and performance.
          Source of Funds Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund Statutory Authority 35 ILCS 200/Art. 7
          Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
          Input Indicators
          Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 9,098.6 $ 8,291.0 $ 10,321.3 $ 7,897.5 $ 7,244.3
          Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 9,098.6 $ 8,291.0 $ 10,321.3 $ 7,897.5 $ 7,244.3
          Average monthly full-time equivalents 43.0 36.0 40.0 36.0 38.0
          Output Indicators
          Number of open appeals at the beginning of the year 108,852 123,714 90,636 98,633 83,029
          Number of new appeals added 47,177 45,222 50,371 70,499 53,333
          Number of appeals closed 40,757 38,905 38,575 45,418 37,729
          Outcome Indicators
          Percentage of closed appeals vs. new appeals 108.00% 86.00% 99.00% 64.00% 71.00%
          Percentage of closed appeals vs. all appeals 28.00% 23.00% 27.00% 27.00% 28.00%

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