The McHenry County Board put next year’s real estate tax levy at $69,848,422. That is a reduction from this year’s $71,839,610. Last year the levy was $79,424,610.97. The County Board reduced it by about 9.5%, but some County Board members continued … Continue reading
Category Archives: Property Tax Cap
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to take a look at two questions: Could property taxes have been lowered by referendum before PTELL [FN 1] [called the Property Tax Cap by most folks]? If so, did that … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to take a look at two questions: Could property taxes have been lowered by referendum before PTELL [FN 1] [called the Property Tax Cap by most folks]? If so, did that … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to take a look at two questions: Could property taxes have been lowered by referendum before PTELL [FN 1] [called the Property Tax Cap by most folks]? If so, did that … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to take a look at two questions: Could property taxes have been lowered by referendum before PTELL [FN 1] [called the Property Tax Cap by most folks]? If so, did that … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to take a look at two questions: Could property taxes have been lowered by referendum before PTELL [FN 1] [called the Property Tax Cap by most folks]? If so, did that … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to take a look at two questions: Could property taxes have been lowered by referendum before PTELL [FN 1] [called the Property Tax Cap by most folks]? If so, did that … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to take a look at two questions: Could property taxes have been lowered by referendum before PTELL [FN 1] [called the Property Tax Cap by most folks]? If so, did that … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to take a look at two questions: Could property taxes have been lowered by referendum before PTELL [FN 1] [called the Property Tax Cap by most folks]? If so, did that … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan McConchie: McConchie legislation would allow voters in all counties to vote to reduce their own property taxes Springfield, IL… State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) introduced Senate Bill 2670 to allow voters in … Continue reading
Both Governor Jim Edgar and Governor Bruce Rauner made property tax relief a centerpiece of their campaigns. Back in 1991 there was a resulting standoff between Republican Governor Jim Edgar and Democratic Party House Speaker Mike Madigan. Edgar had promised … Continue reading
Both Governor Jim Edgar and Governor Bruce Rauner made property tax relief a centerpiece of their campaigns. Back in 1991 there was a resulting standoff between Republican Governor Jim Edgar and Democratic Party House Speaker Mike Madigan. Edgar had promised … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan McConchie: McConchie legislation providing transparency to property taxpayers passes Senate Springfield, IL… The Illinois Senate has recognized the importance of providing property taxpayers with some practical transparency, said State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods), … Continue reading
The Consumer Price Index has been calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and (drum roll), it’s 2.1%. As you can see above, next year’s tax bills are allowed to increase–in the aggregated–for each tax district by 7/10 of … Continue reading
The following referendum will be on the ballots of Harvard residents in April: CITY OF HARVARD Shall the extension limitation under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for the City of Harvard, McHenry County, Illinois, be increased from the lesser … Continue reading
With the backdrop of McHenry County residents being the 29th highest taxed county in the USA, Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 published a “Black Box” ad. Black Box ads, iniated by an advisory referendum that was part of Governor … Continue reading
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
Former McHenry County Board member Kathy Bergan Schmidt was drafted to fill a slot on the fall ballot when Democratic Party County Board candidate Ken Smith died this fall. In November, 2008, Schmidt ran second in a three-way County Board … 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
The Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District has a “black box” ad in the Northwest Herald today. When a tax districts asks for more than 5% more than it received the year before, this newspaper revenue enhancer must be published. … Continue reading