At Allen Skillicorn’s Crystal Lake petition pizza party, I learned that District 300 activist Nancy Zettler and attorney with an office in Algonquin is running for State Representative. The Democrat seeks to replace Crystal Lake’s Mike Tryon who is retiring. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sears TIF
I saw placard wavers on Route 14 near Main Street yesterday. They advertising a going-out-of business sale for K-Mart. That’s the second store in that location that couldn’t make it. The first was Robert Hall. As we drove past Sears … Continue reading
I can’t remember a better written explanation of what the General Assembly did for Sears in 1989 and last year than what James Krohe, Jr., has written this week in Illinois Times. “By the late 1980s, Sears & Roebuck had … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Kent Gaffney: Rep. Gaffney votes to protect IL jobs, provide tax relief to working families and business Springfield, IL… In an effort to provide tax relief to Illinois businesses and working families, State Representative … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the State of Ohio has offered Sears $400 million in benefits to pull up the moving vans and take the tollways east. That will put one lakefront home in my neighborhood (originally owed by … Continue reading
State Senator Dan Duffy emails that he voted against the bill to bailout Sears and sends the following explanation: The BAIL OUT bill Passed in the Senate. The bill gives Sears and CME a special tax break, along with creating … Continue reading
A press release from District 300: EDA issues clarified; D300 “reluctantly satisfied” SPRINGFIELD – Several of District 300’s core concerns about the latest EDA legislation were successfully addressed in a hearing today (Nov. 28) at the State Capitol, prompting a … Continue reading
Accompanying the following press release from School District 300 was this email message: If you haven’t already done so, please read the following urgent news release issued by Community Unit School District 300 this evening about the new legislation filed … Continue reading
A press release from School District 300: New Sears EDA legislation lacks accountability, transparency, and efficiency SPRINGFIELD – District 300 leaders discovered this afternoon (Monday, Nov. 7) while at the State Capitol that poorly written legislation had been hastily filed … Continue reading
This morning McHenry County Blog revealed the details of the Sears bailout bill. Allison Strupeck, District 300’s Spokesperson, reacted with the following: To be very clear, the new legislation that Senators Dan Kotowski (the chief sponsor of the original Senate … Continue reading
From Carpentersville District 300: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA (EDA) FACTS Is Amendment 3 of Illinois Senate Bill 540 the right way – or even the best way – to keep Sears in Illinois? Illinois leaders are expected to make their final … Continue reading
If the District 300 manage to win the fight not to be forced to subsidize Sears for another couple of decades, I’ll be really surprised. Although one of the largest school districts in Illinois, the Carpentersville-based tax district is still … Continue reading
A press release from School District 300 D300 headed to Springfield to lobby against Amendment 3 D300 has invited all taxpayers, parents, students, and education employees to caravan to the Lincoln Statue at the State Capitol this Monday, Oct. 24, … Continue reading
And the considerable article writing skills of District 300’s Allison Strupeck brings us the following account: Algonquin Leads Way on EDA The Village of Algonquin took a leadership role this week on the proposed extension of the Sears Economic Development … Continue reading
The Village of Hoffman Estates is trying to pull a fast one over District 300 taxpayers by extending the diversion of school tax revenues in the “tax everyone outside of the Sears Tax Increment Financing District,” while hiding information about … Continue reading
A press release from District 300: D300 leaders react to press reports about political deal-making at the expense of students District 300 leaders expressed alarm and increasing skepticism today after reading press reports that some Illinois legislators are working on … Continue reading
So the apprehension the Carpentersville-based unit district expressed are assuaged in the short-run. District officials are talking to Sears officials. Whether state lawmakers force local taxpayer to further subsidize Sears won’t re-surface until this fall’s veto session. = = = … Continue reading
A press release from School District 300: D300 leaders in talks with Sears District 300 leaders are working closely with officials from Sears and the Village of Hoffman Estates to prevent the extension of the Sears Economic Development Area (EDA). … Continue reading
Back to money in this series of articles of what happened when legislators were being briefed on District 300 by administrators and board members John Ryan and Joe Stevens, the board’s president. Superintendent Ken Arndt brought up the huge Sears … Continue reading
Back to money in this series of articles of what happened when legislators were being briefed on District 300 by administrators and board members John Ryan and Joe Stevens, the board’s president. Superintendent Ken Arndt brought up the huge Sears … Continue reading