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With State Rep. Jack Franks about to get lots of publicity about keeping real estate tax bills down, it’s worth looking at the underlying problem. This is the third or fourth article I have written on the subject. It’s a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Property Tax Bill
From the McHenry County government email last Friday: Tax Bill Reminder The second installment for the 2010 property taxes for McHenry County property owners is due this Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Those looking for payment options may obtain this information … Continue reading
A note and some pictures from my sister, who lives in Joplin: We drove the new high school last Thurs. It happened to be open so we went in to investigate. It turned out we were crashing Gov. Nixon’s press … Continue reading
McHenry County’s biggest employer is Centegra Health System. It operates two hospitals as not-for-profit enterprises. Yesterday, discussions were undoubtedly being held at Centegra and Mercy Health Systems (operators of the Harvard Hospital) concerning the revocation of the property tax exemption … Continue reading
Newly-appointed State Rep. Kent Gaffney sends this press release: Gaffney wants tax relief for homeowners Property tax bills should reflect declining home values Wauconda, IL… In response to increasing property tax bills in the collar counties, State Representative Kent Gaffney … Continue reading
A comment from Allen Skillicorn to my article on the Sun City overlapping tax district inequities prompted an explanation of how tax rates are set by county clerks. Here is Skillicorn’s comment: With a 1 yr average, I assume the … Continue reading
An interesting email about the Village of Johnsburg’s having paid someone’s property taxes. What can that be all about? Could the village be trying to prove it owns the property? PINK PANTHER STRIKES IN JOHNSBURG ILLINOIS Dear Village of Johnsburg … Continue reading
Although they are not going to be put in the mail until Friday, McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew’s web site has tax bills on the internet already. At least they were when I tried about an hour ago. I’m getting … Continue reading
Look at the post card I received from the rural opponents of the McHenry County SportsPlex a lot of whom tried to convince the McHenry County Board not to extend its Federal Stimulus Package bonding authority to the end of … Continue reading
Sorry for the delay in pointing out that homeowners can appeal their assessments in McHenry Township. It looks like the deadline is the day before the election. The sparsely populated Dunham Township, on the south edge of Harvard, also has … Continue reading
If anyone were running against a tax hiker in Illinois–state or local–this would be a marvelous template. It’s a TV ad being run by Delaware’s Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Christine O’Donnell against Democrat Chris Coons. … Continue reading
When are real estate taxes due? Today, June 7th. An earlier message told of the office’s having an ATM machine…just in case you have $5,000 to $10,000 in your account and want to take it out for a cash payment … Continue reading
When my Crystal Lake Community High School Class of 1960 held its tenth reunion, I was on the committee. We put together a questionnaire and one question this then-late twenty-something guy came up with was “What do you want on … Continue reading
Chief Deputy Treasurer Glenda Miller looked relaxed last night when I saw her. And she should be. 137,000 property tax bills are ready to go in the mail today, $733 million will be owed by real estate owners. When I … Continue reading
OK, McHenry County residents. Get a double plastic bag out before you go to SpeakerMadigan.com and take a look at the homes of some Cook County state representatives. See what their property tax bill is. Compare it to your own. … Continue reading
As you can see, McHenry County Treasurer paid the Northwest Herald to put a Don’t ForgetREAL ESTATETAXES DUEJUNE 4THGot Questions?Call 815-335-4260McHenry County TreasurerWilliam LeFew Wonder how much it cost? This appeared before the robo calls from Washington, D.C., that people … Continue reading
A Crystal Laker got a phone call from McHenry County Treasurer (and Tax Collector) Bill LaFew today. It was a robo call from Washington, D.C., caller ID said. The number was 202-495-7118. LeFew wanted to remind my friend that property … Continue reading