McHenry County residents can be thankful that local educators have not sought to put a one percent sales tax on the ballot. That would give some of us not only one of the highest property taxes in the country, but … Continue reading
Category Archives: School Sales Tax
A bit less than a decade ago, school folks came up with the idea to saddle taxpayers with a permanent sales tax along with already burdensome property taxes. The original pitch was to use the sales tax to pay for … Continue reading
With the Illinois General Assembly scheduled to adjourn at the end of May, other things being equal, Governor Bruce Rauner has come out with an amendatory veto will massive additions, which are explained in his press release below. Odds of … Continue reading
Educators know that people don’t notice sales taxes, so they convinced the Illinois General Assembly to enact legislation to allow sales taxes to be raised and designated for schools. People would be told that property taxes would be cut, but … Continue reading
In Southeastern Illinois lies the County of Lawrence. I subscribe to the Sumner Press and saw the ad you see below: The required referendum passed 1,557 to 1,385, according to Daily Record. Money collected from the new tax will be … Continue reading
School folks throughout Downstate (let’s use the old definition of “everything outside of Cook County”) will be talking about Champaign County’s having just passed a sales tax to fund school construction and remodeling in this low turnout election. I learned … Continue reading
If you got a school newsletter that usually came at the end of November right before the election and it included the following column, would you think the school district was spending tax dollars to convince you to vote in … Continue reading
If you got a school newsletter that usually came at the end of November right before the election and it included the following column, would you think the school district was spending tax dollars to convince you to vote in … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog alerted readers to the new law allowing school districts to seek a sales tax to finance repairing and building schools way back in late January. Lake County flirted with the idea, but nothing has appeared about discussions … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog alerted readers to the new law allowing school districts to seek a sales tax to finance repairing and building schools way back in late January. Lake County flirted with the idea, but nothing has appeared about discussions … Continue reading
I hadn’t noticed that some Lake County schools were trying to get permission for more tax dollars through the imposition of at one percentage point countywide sales tax. First, congratulations to Chicago Tribune reporter Tara Malone for not reporting that … Continue reading
I hadn’t noticed that some Lake County schools were trying to get permission for more tax dollars through the imposition of at one percentage point countywide sales tax. First, congratulations to Chicago Tribune reporter Tara Malone for not reporting that … Continue reading
Some variation of a sales tax for schools is being pitched in Champaign County. Only the DuPage County Republican-imposed tripling of the RTA sales tax rate and Mayor Aaron Shepley’s 75% Crystal Lake city sales tax hike has probably suppressed … Continue reading
Some variation of a sales tax for schools is being pitched in Champaign County. Only the DuPage County Republican-imposed tripling of the RTA sales tax rate and Mayor Aaron Shepley’s 75% Crystal Lake city sales tax hike has probably suppressed … Continue reading
Ryan Pagelow of Sun Publications in Lake County reports that two large local school districts have found the little bill I wrote about a month ago. I’ll use the reporter’s words to explain what’s happening: ”If school districts representing 51 … Continue reading
Ryan Pagelow of Sun Publications in Lake County reports that two large local school districts have found the little bill I wrote about a month ago. I’ll use the reporter’s words to explain what’s happening: ”If school districts representing 51 … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog has noticed a new law that would allow a sales tax to help pay for new schools. It would have to be approved by referendum, unlike the extra one-half of one percent sales tax … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog has noticed a new law that would allow a sales tax to help pay for new schools. It would have to be approved by referendum, unlike the extra one-half of one percent sales tax … Continue reading