Great Lakes CU Partnering to Make Property Tax Payments More Convenient

Bannockburn, Illinois – Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU) will be the first credit union to partner with the Lake County Treasurer as a location that can accept property tax payments. Starting on May 1st, 2021, Lake County, Illinois residents will be able to visit any GLCU branch within Lake County to pay their property tax bill.

GLCU has six branches in the county including Antioch, Gurnee, North Chicago, Waukegan, Round Lake Beach, and Zion. Any Lake County resident can utilize this service, GLCU membership is not required.

“Credit unions have such a great reputation for serving their members and local communities. I’m glad we can have that relationship with GLCU and the County Treasurer’s office to provide additional payment locations for Lake County homeowners.” – Holly Kim, Lake County Treasurer

GLCU will be able to accept payments for the first coupon until June 7th, 2021, and again for the second coupon until September 7th, 2021. The tax payment coupons received from the Lake Country Treasurer are required when making payments at GLCU as well as a valid form of identification. Taxpayers will be able to visit Lake County GLCU branches either in person or by utilizing the drive-thru, night drops are not permitted. Full payments in the form of check or cash can be accepted.

“GLCU is all about helping the community in every way possible. Offering a convenient way to pay your property taxes at one of our locations is just one more benefit we provide to Lake County residents. We are excited to partner with the Lake County Treasurer and are grateful for the opportunity to serve the community” – Michelle Shelton, Chief Experience Officer at GLCU

For information on the location of GLCU’s Lake County branches, visit https://www.glcu.org/24-7-access/locations/

Founded in 1938, GLCU continues to be a growing staple in our communities. As a not-for-profit financial institution, chartered by the State of Illinois and insured by the NCUA, we are guided by a dedicated volunteer Board of Directors and are proud to serve more than 86,000 members with over $1 billion in assets. We are headquartered in Bannockburn, IL and now have 12 branch locations and more than 170 free-free ATMS locally. GLCU also belongs to the CO-OP Shared Branching Network. Members can access accounts nationwide at over 5,600 institutions with thousands of locations in 50 states, and at any of their 30,000 surchargefree COOP ATMs. All 200+ employee-owners pride ourselves on building lifelong relationships with our memberowners and providing them with financial education during all life stages. Learn more at glcu.or