Ran into Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board President Ted Wagner and he told me something I did not know before. The High School Board “left $758,000 on the table.” Those were his words. What’s that mean? It means … Continue reading
Here’s part of what Governor Bruce Rauner is doing today: What: Governor Holds Roundtable to Discuss Lowering Property Taxes and Reforming Illinois with Taxpayers Where: Wiley Office Furniture, 301 E. Laurel St., Springfield Date: Thursday, May 26, 2016 Time: 10:30 … Continue reading
Yesterday, I quoted Jack Franks from an interview on WLS done by “Big” John Howell. One of the reasons Franks gave for running for the Chairmanship of the McHenry County Board was to “…really work on property tax relief…” A … Continue reading
McHenry County property tax bills went in the mail last Friday. Most will probably receive them today. If you don’t or if yours is sent to your mortgage house, you can find your bill here. Just type in your name … Continue reading
McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller put this year’s (2015 tax year collected in 2016) in the mail Friday, May 13th. For those who want to ruin their weekend, they will be available online here. Or, maybe, you will be as … Continue reading
McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller will put this year’s (2015 tax year collected in 2016) in the mail Friday, May 13th. For those who want to ruin their weekend, they will be available online here. (Today the 2014 tax year … Continue reading
Here is what is happening to taxpayers as a whole: Township Inc/Decrease 2015-2014 in Total Tax Inc/Decrease 2014-2013 in Total Tax HARTLAND $95.24 ($518.43) ALDEN $1,484.21 ($2,923.60) DUNHAM $877.76 ($10,905.30) HEBRON $4,219.09 ($5,118.21) RILEY ($2,678.90) ($1,172.12) SENECA ($6,000.31) ($4,000.73) GRAFTON … Continue reading
Below is what cities and villages in McHenry County did to property taxpayers last year and what can be expected this year: City or village INCR / DECR INCR / DECR 2015 – 2014 2014 – 2013 IN TOTAL TAX … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller: McHenry County Tax Bills will be available May 13, 2016 WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County will be mailing real estate tax bills for Tax Year 2015 on May 13, 2016. The equalization … Continue reading
Ups and downs. That describes what McHenry County taxpayers will see in this year’s real estate tax bills. As reported Saturday, county government provided significant savings by zeroing out last year’s $3 million Valley Hi Nursing Home tax levy. (If … 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
Tax rates and levies have been published by the McHenry County Clerk’s Office so McHenry County Blog is going to do some comparisons to see which districts have been naughty and which have been nice. McHenry County Let’s start with … Continue reading
The only way to compare property tax burdens is to divide one’s property tax bill by the value of one’s home. That’s what the Chicago Tribune did in November of 2015. The effective tax rates found for McHenry County towns … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Board Chairman candidate Mike Walkup: Walkup Calls for 50% Tax Cut County Board Member MICHAEL J. WALKUP, representing McHenry County Board District 3, has called for a Special Meeting of the County Board to … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County: McHenry County introduces new, free “Online Property Inquiry” tool to County website The new, free “Online Property Inquiry” tool provides the public with an easy-to-use mechanism to access property parcel and tax information. This one-stop shop … Continue reading
On June 16th McHenry County Blog turned a comment about the overpowering property tax burden in Woodstock’s Unit School District 200 into an article. This week another commenter, named Eva, shares the two cents she contemplates having left after paying … Continue reading
It is really difficult to get people interested in their property tax bills beyond the “Holy Cow!” (or something stronger) when they arrive. The local Republican Party in the southeastern part of McHenry County, however, is giving it a try … Continue reading
In a 24-0 vote Tuesday night, the McHenry County Board voted not to take the inflationary increase allowed by the Property Tax Cap Law. This past year, the Consumer Price Index increased 8/10 of one percent. According to the Tax … Continue reading
Our property tax bill arrived today. That’s the bad news. The good news is that it only increase 3/1000 of one percent. That’s $26.50 over last year’s $9,601.30 tax bill. $9,627.80 this year. Oops. The size of that total is … Continue reading
If you pay other people’s taxes at the annual Tax Sale, it appears you Tax Buyers will soon have to shell out another $10. Here’s the summary for the proposal to be considered by the McHenry County Board’s Finance and … Continue reading
