<div class="body"><p>Congrats to Assessor Fritz Kaegi for advocating this bill.</p><p>Governor Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly passed SB 685, which automatically renews three homestead exemptions for the next property tax year.</p><p>Homeowners who receive the Persons with Disabilities Exemption, the Veterans with Disabilities Exemption and the Senior Freeze Exemption will not need to re-apply for them in 2021.</p><p>This bill piggybacks on HB 961 that passed last year, which automatically renews the Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption in Cook County.</p><p>Click to download <a href="https://prodassets.cookcountyassessor.com/s3fs-public/news/COVID-19_AutomaticRenewals.pdf?CAovdbAKbk6tZDaeumGysTw7nCVyQeo_=" target="_blank">here</a></p></div>