A press release from Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore: Grafton Trustees Tax to the Max At the January meeting of the Grafton Township Board, Supervisor Linda Moore proposed keeping taxes constant, but Trustees LaPorta, Murphy and Zirk refused to second … Continue reading
After the November meeting of the Algonquin Township Board, I wrote this article about how taxes would be increased, even though the levy approved was the same as the year before. Monday, Township Supervisor Dianne Klemm put an item on … Continue reading
This is the season that taxpayers should be attending municipal meetings. It’s when village trustees, city councilmen and aldermen decide how much to raise your taxes next year. I almost added “if any” to the above sentence, but raising taxes … Continue reading
From the Way Back Machine comes a 1968 envelope and real estate tax bill that I mailed in 1968 when I was McHenry County Treasurer. Next to the six cent metered postage is the following message: Here’s what the envelop … Continue reading
Five, count them. Five mailings arrived in the David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) vs. Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Madigan) campaign on Thursday and Friday. You can see them below: Beaubien has a piece from Personal PAC, the pro-abortion organization. It emphasizes something McSweeney … Continue reading
Kane County has done McHenry County one better. Under the leadership of outgoing County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay, the Kane County Board passed a levy that was the same as last year’s extension. Because there is additional assessed valuation, that … Continue reading
Today’s message is dedicated to those McHenry County Board members and other tax district officials who have or will cast “Yes” votes for any budget which exceeds last year’s extension. The tee shirt says, “Whatever it is, I didn’t do … Continue reading
You may remember my critique of the County Board’s budget limiting efforts. My May 30th article was entitled, “County Board Just Can’t Say, ‘No New Taxes.‘” The guts of the article was this table: Approximate 20 Year Effects of Not … Continue reading
The law is still on the books, but, as they say in the movies, the contents are on the cutting room floor. The bill was originally passed using money from the new 2 1/2% income tax by Governor Richard Ogilvie. … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: Althoff: Shifting pension risk onto local schools wrong approach SPRINGFIELD, IL. – State Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) says a pension proposal being advanced in Springfield that shifts costs onto suburban and Downstate … Continue reading
An astute political observer noted that Republican Precinct Committee have more power being thrust in their hands at Saturday’s 9 AM meeting of the GOP Central Committee than they have ever had before. Indeed, in times past, Precinct Committee have … Continue reading
I have to say I am disappointed that Crystal Lake District 47 has no idea of how much it might cost to shift the financing of teacher pensions from state taxpayers to local taxpayers. In a Freedom of Information Request, … Continue reading
Under the heading of “Why your tax bills went up,” in Kevin Craver’s article on the issuance of Property Tax bills is a misstatement from the McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments. The Northwest Herald story says Robert Ross indicated, “The … Continue reading
With tax bills having arrived, it seems appropriate to call attention again to those McHenry County Board members who recommended to tax us to the max: Who Voted to Raise Your County Taxes? The Board members voted “balloon” levy, that … Continue reading
Real estate tax bills being sent out in McHenry County this year will total $783,689,437.41 this spring. That compares with $773,325,977.50 a year ago. That’s an increase of 1.34%, which those with good memories will recall is less than the … Continue reading
The McHenry County Treasurer’s Office has posted the property tax bills that people will pay this year. If you go here, you will see three ways to find what our tax bill is. You can type in the Property Index … Continue reading
The inequity of the Illinois real estate tax system hit home again last Thursday as I read Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown’s piece. In it, he points out that Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has her Water Tower Place condo … Continue reading
A press release from Carpentersville School District 300 [I have inserted some comments in brackets.] is below: D300 opposes Tax Cap Bill as “anti-public service” On Feb. 21, Senate Bill 2073 passed the Illinois House of Representatives including an amendment … Continue reading
An email from the Township Officials of Illinois asking help in killing a bill in the Senate Revenue Committee similar to the one State Rep. Jack Franks got passed the House, but was deep-sixed by the Senate sponsor (Terry Link) … Continue reading
A press release from Cliff Surges, who is running against Karen McConnaughay: REPUBLICAN CLIFF SURGES ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR PROPERTY TAX FREEZE LEGISLATION WHILE McCONNAUGHAY’S WEAK ATTACK ON SURGES MISSES THE MARK “Property Tax Freeze is what is important,” says Surges, … Continue reading
