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Tax districts are required to place “black border” ads in the paper to notify residents if they plan to increase their tax levies more than 5%. Cary Grade School District 26 is not increasing its levy 5% or more, but … Continue reading
Category Archives: Black Box
Three more local governments Cary Library District Harvard Fire Protection District Woodstock Rural Library District have published “black box” legal ads in the Northwest Herald.These ads were required by a bill passed during Jim Thompson’s second term in office, following … Continue reading
The following ad appeared in the Northwest Herald Saturday. It says that the Woodstock Rural Library District wants to spend 8.58% more next year than this year. Unless there has been massive new construction outside of the City of Woodstock … Continue reading
Under the Property Tax Cap, a non-Home Rule Unit (think municipalities over 25,000 people like Chicago, Crystal Lake and McHenry, plus municipalities who have approved Home Rule by referendum vote lie Barrington Hills) may not raise its tax levy by … Continue reading
Back in 1978, first term Governor Jim Thompson was looking for a campaign gimmick. He came up with an advisory referendum which asked voters if they wanted to be notified if a tax district planned to spend more than 5% … Continue reading