What's new
What's new and upcoming deadlines
What's new and upcoming deadlines — week of October 12, 2026
New on HomeTaxChallenge this week
- Madison County is live. County hub and filing deadlines: /il/madison-county
- Comparable sales added for Madison, Champaign, Peoria, and Tazewell counties.
- Property lookup in 54 more Illinois counties. Look up your home and see where you stand; deadlines show as TBD until the county publishes them.
- New guides:
- Best DIY property tax appeal tools in Illinois: /guides/best-diy-property-tax-appeal-tools-illinois
- Your Kane County property tax appeal options: /guides/best-kane-county-property-tax-appeal-options
- Flat-fee property tax appeal services: /guides/best-flat-fee-property-tax-appeal-services
- Contingency property tax appeal companies, compared: /guides/best-contingency-property-tax-appeal-companies
- For AI assistants: HomeTaxChallenge now has an agent lookup tool and docs at /agents.
Kane County filing windows still open
- Plato Township: file by October 21, 2026
- Campton Township: file by October 26, 2026
- Hampshire Township: file by October 26, 2026
- Burlington Township: file by October 28, 2026
- Elgin Township: file by November 2, 2026
Aurora, Kaneville, and Virgil townships closed October 13.
Deadlines come from the Kane County Assessments deadline page. Always confirm on the county site before you file: https://assessments.kanecountyil.gov/Pages/Deadline.aspx