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8 Crestwood Adviser October 2021 Number 535
Reclaim Missing Exemptions on
Your Property Tax Bill
If you’re a homeowner, by now you should have
received your 2020 Second Installment Tax Bill
in the mail. The Cook County Assessor’s Office
encourages you to look at the bottom left corner
to ensure that the correct exemption(s) have been
applied.
If your home was eligible for a homestead
exemption in a prior tax year (2017, 2018, 2019
or 2020) but the exemption was not applied to
the property tax bill, and you already paid the full
tax amount billed for that year, the Assessor’s
Office can help you obtain a refund through the
Certificate of Error process. For Tax Year 2020, the
Certificate of Error filing will result in a corrected
bill or a refund, depending on the time of the filing.
Your property must have been eligible in that
particular tax year, and you must provide a
We Watch, We Call!
Mayor Presta and the Board of Trustees have heard the requests of many to report
crimes in our Village. Working with our Police Department, a compiled snapshot of
a month’s reporting will be shown here in the Adviser. Our intent is to inform the
public in order to protect and be vigilant in calling upon our Police. The Mayor urges
all to stay tuned in to your neighbors’ well-being and property. Call our police, report
suspicious activity, be aware. (911 or Dispatch non-Emergency 708-385-5131).
Each month we continue to remind residents about all the
scams that are occurring. Please remember that if anyone
contacts you for any reason, overdue taxes, warrant for your
arrest, allegations of illegal activity on your accounts, and
offers to allow you to settle the matter by purchasing gift
cards, IT IS A SCAM!
Do not give anyone on the phone your personal or banking
information. Do not allow anyone over the phone or via email
or link to access your computer.
If you have any doubts at all, please contact the police
department for advice. Senior Service Office Tom Dawson
or any other police officer will be able to assist you in
determining if it is a scam. Our officers are here 24 hours a
day and would rather respond to assist you in preventing a
scam then to have to take a report in which you have been
scammed out of thousands of dollars.
Deceptive Practice
08-08-2921: A resident discovered several unauthorized credit
transactions on his Target account indicating that the purchases
were made in Florida and Georgia.
08-09-2021: A resident received a letter in the mail requesting
information about a Wells Fargo auto loan for which she did not
apply.
08-16-2021: A resident received a letter in reference to a new
Wells Fargo credit account for which he did not apply.
Theft
08-20-2021: Unknown suspects entered an unlocked vehicle
and took the vehicle keys and a purse from the 5300 block of
Waterbury Way.
08-29-2021: A vehicle that was left running with the keys in it
was stolen from the Speedway Gas Station.
photo ID and any other required supporting
documentation to demonstrate eligibility for the
missed exemption. For example, to apply for a
Homeowner Exemption Certificate of Error for
Tax Year 2019, you must provide at least one
document from the list of accepted documents that
demonstrate the home was your primary place of
residence as of Jan. 1st, 2019.
Certificate of Error applications can be filed
online at www.cookcountyassessor.com (click on
“All Forms & Tools” and select “Certificates of
Error”) with copies of supporting documentation.
Applications and documentation can also be sent
in my traditional mail or brought to the office in
person. Homeowners are strongly encouraged to
apply online, however, as representatives from the
Assessor’s Office can easily provide updates on the
status of applications.
When you put your recycling out for pickup
in the Village, Republic Services reliably
comes and picks it up each week, and that’s
it — out of sight, out of mind. But there are
costs to that service, and we would like to
share a brief breakdown of the numbers with
you:
Homes: $49,053.84
Condo: $26,417.34
Recycling Processing Charge: $1,164.28
Regulatory Compliance Charge: $87.42
Surplus Refund 2020 Forms
Currently Available
In order to qualify, the following must apply:
Make sure that you’re receiving all of the exemptions
to which you’re entitled.
For more information, visit
www.cookcountyassessor.com.
Village Scavenger Report for August
TOTAL CHARGES: $76,722.88 paid to
Republic Services
Please note that these costs are covered
by the Village at NO COST to Crestwood
residents. As always, we request that Village
residents do their best to ensure that their
recyclables remain free of food contaminants
and are as dry as possible when placed into
their appropriate receptacles.
1. You must be the owner of the home.
2. You must have lived in the home on Jan. 1st, 2020, and be currently residing in the
home.
3. You may not generate any rental income from the home.
4. You may not owe the Village any debts.
5. You need to have paid your real estate taxes for the 2020 year with no outstanding
balance.
6. For business owners: You also must have paid your taxes for the 2020 year.
7. A business owner needs to apply for his or her business.
(These are the main rules; once you pick up your form, it will list all the items that
need to be supplied with the form.)
If these apply to you, then you may come in and pick up a form from the Village Hall at
13800 S. Cicero Ave. Our hours are as follows: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
We are open from 9:00am until 4:00pm; Tuesdays we are open from 9:00am until 8:00pm.
Retail Theft
08-10-2021: A female was arrested at Walmart for attempting to
steal $421 worth of merchandise.
08-27-2021: A female was arrested at Walmart for attempting to
steal $359 worth of merchandise.
Criminal Damage to Property
08-01-2021: Unknown suspects broke the window on a vehicle in
the 5300 block of Pleasant Lane.
08-13-2021: Unknown suspects damaged the steering column on
a vehicle that was parked at Alpha Auto Repair.
We ONLY accept original forms from the Village. Please do not photocopy the forms and
hand them out to your friends.
Forms are currently available for pick-up and are due back in our office with the
appropriate items by Friday, Nov. 5th, 2021, no later than 12:00pm. Checks will be
distributed Nov. 14th at the Crestwood Art Fair, held at the Crestwood Recreation &
Wellness Center, 5331 W. 135th St., Crestwood.
The Village of Crestwood is proud to continue the tradition of offering surplus property tax
rebates, and we thank you in advance for adhering to the above guidelines.