From the Daily Herald morning news feed: District 220, teachers agree on new five-year contract Barrington Area Unit District 220 teachers will start the next academic season with a new contract that will provide annual raises tied to the rate … Continue reading
Category Archives: Barrington School District 220
The arguments made by Algonquin School District 300 and Barrington School District 200 (see article yesterday) must have had some impact on the Hoffman Estates Village Board. District 300 Superintendent Frederick Heid writes, The Hoffman Estates residential TIF proposed for … Continue reading
Algnoquin School District 300 is a veteran at fighting Tax Increment Financing Districts. It took on Sears when it wanted an extension of its original TIF District subsidy. The District carried the fight to Springfield and made the eventual extension … Continue reading
Below you can see what McHenry County school districts will be asking to extract from your checking or escrow accounts this year. You will note that all of them put together are requesting 1.23% more, although the rate of inflation … Continue reading
Since schools comprise the bulk of property tax dollars, I thought some might be interested in seeing how they changed from last year to this year. Although the percentage change column is labeled “% Change + of -” the first … Continue reading
A press release from the Cuba Township Republican Party: CUBA TOWNSHIP REPUBLICANS HOST PUBLIC TOWN HALL MEETINGS The First One is March 31 with Barrington District 220 School Board Candidates March 11, 2015 – North Barrington, IL – The Cuba … Continue reading
Last year McHenry County real estate taxpayers were billed $797,419,250.88. This year the McHenry County Clerk’s Office has determined that bills amounting to $809,385,180.76 will be issued. That’s a dollar increase of $11,965,930, a percentage increase of 1.5%. The Property … Continue reading
I found this testimony from Barrington’s Thomas Banfield in an article by Nancy Thorner on Illinois Review. With budget hearings for all school districts and junior colleges coming up, I thought it might embolden some citizens to present a similar … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has surveyed school districts with major presences in McHenry County and discovered that union employees paid $3.8 million in dues during calendar year 2010. The total amount was $3,825,572. Contracts are typically for more than one year … Continue reading