Franklin County Treasurer Steve Vercellino says 2018 Real Estate Taxes Payable 2019 will be mailed today with the first installment due Aug. 9. The second installment is due Sept. 27.

Taxes can be paid at the Treasurer’s Office in the Courthouse in Benton, by mail or online here.

On time payments can also be paid at Southern Illinois Bank, State Bank of Whittington, Peoples Bank, First Financial Bank, Legence Bank, US Bank and First Southern Bank.

If you have any question, call the Treasurer’s office at 438-7311.