Public Presentations

Kane County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Armstrong regularly provides public presentations on a variety of assessment-related topics. To find out about scheduling Mark to speak to your group, contact Sandra Orlando at (630-)208-3823.

A sample of Mark's public presentations includes:

Property Taxes in 2009:  Do Declining Property Values Automatically Mean Lower Property Tax Bills?
was presented to the Public Service Committee of the Kane County Board on May 17, 2010.

Understanding Equalization Factors
was developed as a “plain-English” explanation of equalization factors are required by the Illinois General Assembly in Public Act 96-122.

Property Tax Assessments: Five Questions
was presented on August 26, 2009 to the Rotary Club of Carpentersville-Morning.

Kane County Board of Review Property Tax Clinic
was presented on August 18, 2009 at the Kane County Government Center.

Property Tax Assessments from the Broker's Perspective
was presented on June 16, 2009 at Keller-Williams Fox Valley Realty.

Homestead Exemptions for the Senior Taxpayer
was presented on April 1, 2009 at Creekside Lodge in Elgin

Property Tax Assessments in a Changing Economy: 2009 Edition
was presented on March 27, 2009 to the Kane County Fire Chief's Association

Homestead Exemptions: 2009 Overview
was presented on March 25, 2009 to Senior Services of Aurora and Elgin

New Property Projections for the 2008 Truth in Taxation Hearing
was presented November 12, 2008 to the Kane County Board