Citizen's Action Project
Who We Are
The Citizens Action Project (CAP) was formed in January of 2007 by a group of Grayslake, Illinois home owners concerned about the property assessment practices within Lake County. We have incorporated as a non-profit 501 (c)(4) organization under state law. CAP volunteers have put together a report which is intended to illuminate the unfair and inconsistent assessment practices we found in our research. The full report may be read and/or printed from the link below. It describes the situations we found and calls upon the Lake County Board to restore
- Fairness
- Accountability
- Transparency
Executive Summary
The summary is available here.
SB-2820: Homestead Assessment Transparency Act
Written by Citizens Action Project
State Senator Michael Bond - Chief Sponsor
Representative Ed Sullivan Jr. - Chief Sponsor
Please click here to read the entire bill.
Please click here to see blue card disclosure sample
Appealing Your Assessment
The outline is available here.
Our video on successfully appealing your assessment can be viewed here.
White Paper
Our white paper is available here.
News
February 25, 2008 - Help in appealing tax assessments
Daily Herald
February 20, 2008 - Legislation seeks assessment reform
Lake County News Sun
February 19, 2008 - Clarity sought for Lake County property owners
Daily Herald
December 3, 2007 - President's Annual Letter
November 29, 2007 - Citizens group advocates appealing assessments
Pioneer Press
November 27, 2007 - Assessments Irk Grayslake Group
Chicago Tribune pdf
November 22, 2007 - Meeting: How to appeal assessments
Pioneer Press
November 16, 2007 - Breaking down the tax assessment process
Lake County News-Sun
November 8, 2007 - Two sides of assessment issue offer some tips
Daily Herald
October 4, 2007 - Lake County Establishes Assessment Help Centers
Pioneer Press
September 18, 2007 - Watchdog Barks at Assessments
Lake County News-Sun
September 11, 2007 - County Explains What 'Blue Cards' Mean
Daily Herald
July 12, 2007 - Group Calls for Change in Tax Assessments
Pioneer Press
July 11, 2007 - Group Calls for Property Assessment Transperancy
Lake County News-Sun
July 11, 2007 - 848 Interview with Thor Madsen
WBEZ
July 10, 2007 - Group Attacks Tax Process
Daily Herald
Contact Your Elected Officials
Form Letter for Your Lake County Board Representative
Form Letter for Your State Representative
Do you want to be heard? Contact your elected officials directly.