(35 ILCS 200/16-130)
Sec. 16-130. Exemption procedures; board of appeals; board of
review. Whenever the board of appeals
(until the first Monday in December 1998 and the board of review
beginning the first Monday in December 1998 and thereafter)
in any county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants determines that any
property is or is not exempt from taxation, the decision of the board shall not
be final, except as to homestead exemptions and exemptions provided under subsection (b) of Section 15-5. With the exception of homestead exemptions and exemptions provided under subsection (b) of Section 15-5, upon filing of any application
for an exemption which would, if approved, reduce the assessed valuation of any
property by more than $100,000, other than a homestead exemption, the owner
shall give timely notice of the application by mailing a copy of it to any
municipality, fire protection district, school district, and community college district in which such
property is situated. Failure of a municipality, fire protection district, school district, or community
college district to receive the notice shall not invalidate any exemption. The
board shall give the municipalities, fire protection districts, school districts, and community college
districts and the taxpayer an opportunity to be heard. In all exemption cases
other than homestead exemptions, the secretary of the board shall
comply with the provisions of Section 5-15. The Department shall then determine
whether the property is or is not legally liable to taxation. It shall notify
the board of its decision and the board shall correct the assessment
accordingly, if necessary. The decision of the Department is subject to review
under Sections 8-35 and 8-40. The extension of taxes on any assessment shall
not be delayed by any proceedings under this paragraph, and, in case the
property is determined to be exempt, any taxes extended upon the unauthorized
assessment shall be abated or, if already paid, shall be refunded.
(Source: P.A. 102-815, eff. 5-13-22.)
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