The Democrats’ tax hike plan for services received an unexpected roadblock from Governor Bruce Rauner’s Revenue Department. The following letter was sent to to Republican Jeanne Ives, who at least temporarily snagged the sponsorship of the Senate Democrats tax hike … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sales Tax Hike
The Crystal Lake Home Rule Sales Tax began on July 1, 2008. It was passed 6-1 on March 18, 2008, with only Councilman Jeff Thorsen voting in the negative. If the Crystal Lake City Council members had raised property taxes … Continue reading
Got to hand it to the folks on the Woodstock City Council I thought the Crystal Lake City Council was bold when it proposed and passed a 75% sales tax hike in 2007. Crystal Lake hiked its tax from one … Continue reading
Among the proposals in the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Priorities was support for a tax on internet sales: 4) Support County Authority to Collect Existing Sales Tax McHenry County supports legislation to permit the collection of existing sales and use … Continue reading
Tucked all the way at the bottom of the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Priorities is the following: 4) Support County Authority to Collect Existing Sales Tax McHenry County supports legislation to permit the collection of existing sales and use taxes … Continue reading
Listening to Chicago’s Public Radio station WBEZ yesterday after the Cook County Board raised its part of the sales tax by one percentage point made me wonder if reporters passed 8th grade math. The person presenting the news announced that … Continue reading
This year McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan has made it easy to find what Tax Increment Financing Districts are extracting from our pocketbooks. Since my tax bill is composed of most of the tax districts into which Crystal Lakers pay, … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Legislative Committee members will discuss the County’s legislative wish list for the incoming General Assembly on Friday morning at 8:15.. (The draft is here.) Some, but not all of the proposals are reproduced below: Top request is … Continue reading
I received the following email today which has a series of questions folks in McHenry might find of interest. It came from Scott Curry, who is running for Alderman in Ward 4. Curry is a former plant manager for USG … Continue reading
Not since the 2009 Grafton Town Meeting has a tie vote been as important. Then, the question was “Should Grafton Township construct an office building on real estate purchased by the township on Haligus road in Lake in the Hills, … Continue reading
The Fox River Grove taxeaters are a mere 9 votes behind in the midnight posting of votes in the sales tax hike referendum offered by Village officials. It is conceivable that the tally might shift. Here’s the ballot: At least … Continue reading
No surprise there. Illinois Democrats hiked the state income tax 67% in a lame duck session. This time it is U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. He wants to impose sales taxes on internet purchases. … Continue reading
Front page news on both of Chicago’s papers today was the Cook County Board’s vote to phase out its hefty sales tax under the now out-of-office Todd Stroger. The Crystal Lake City Council’s March, 2008, 75% city sales tax increase went … Continue reading
The petitions for re-election are being circulated for Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley and Council members Cathy Ferguson, Ellen Brady Mueller and Brett Hopkins. And, just in time for the campaign, there is an election kick-off party that required the … Continue reading
Cutting the sales tax from 6.25% to 3% is actually on the ballot as a binding referendum in Massachusetts. Such political reforms by the will of the people is something that Illinois Democrats have long vehemently opposed. Whenever you hear … Continue reading
Some tax hike watcher I am. I missed Lake in the Hills’ raising its sales tax on July 1st by another quarter of one percent. Now northern Randall Road is a seamless 7.75%. Besides Mayor Aaron Shepley’s 75% city sales … Continue reading
After an extensive debate with no public input because a public hearing had been previously held, three McHenry Aldermen and one Alderwoman voted to raise the city sales tax rate 50%. The rate will go from the current 1% to … Continue reading
The Republican running against Democrat Jack Franks for state representative sends the following press release about the McHenry City Council’s probable vote to hike its city sales tax 50% on Monday night. Home Rule cities like McHenry can raise the … Continue reading
To raise the McHenry City Sales Tax 50% or not. That was the question last night at a sparsely attended public hearing. It’s less than the Crystal Lake City Council raised its City Sales Tax. In the county’s biggest municipality, … Continue reading
Although primary election voters approved the imposition of a one percentage point sales tax hike in Lawrence County, former State Rep. now Sumner Press Publisher Roscoe Cunningham is calling for a delay in the county board’s imposing it. “While changing … Continue reading