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SYCAMORE The DeKalb County Treasurers Office distributed 39,000 real estate tax bills this week.

This years bill was mailed in a letter-size envelope and has the phrase This is Your Tax Bill in large, white letters highlighted in a green box on the front, according to a news release from the treasurers office.

The treasurers office will collect a total of $193,354,167.18, which will be distributed to various taxing entities, including the county, townships, municipalities, the forest preserve, school districts, community college districts, park districts, library districts, fire districts, drainage districts and tax increment financing districts.

A property tax information guide is included with the tax bill.

Taxpayers are asked to examine their bills carefully upon receipt. The first installment is due June 4 and the second is due Sept. 4. Taxpayers receive one bill annually with two payment stubs, which are located on the bottom of the bill. Residents should return either the first or second installment stub with the corresponding payment or both stubs if they are paying both installments, according to the news release.

The bar codes on the stubs will allow the treasurers office to scan payments into the property tax collection system. Taxpayers are asked not to mark on the payment stubs.

Taxpayers can pay with Visa, Master Card, American Express or Discover credit cards via the Internet or in person at the treasurers office. A convenience fee, charged by the individual credit card company, will be added for those paying by credit cards, according to the news release.

Taxpayers also can pay online with a direct debit from their bank account by visiting http://www.dekalbcounty.org. Taxpayers will be able to enter payments online up to 30 days before the date they want the payment to be deducted from their account and will receive email confirmation their payment has been sent.

They also can pay their taxes at most banks in DeKalb County during the banks normal business hours, on or before the due date of the installment. Taxpayers should bring the entire statement to the bank and put their parcel number on their check.

If paying by check, taxpayers should make the check payable to DeKalb County Collector. Make sure to include the parcel number on the check, that it is signed, and that the numeric amount matches the dollar amount that is written out.

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Treasurer distributes real estate tax bills