McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks posted the following press release after it was published in the Northwest Herald. Franks asked for a meeting right after property tax bills would be received. Problem with that is Franks would have had … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tax Bill
In her presentation to the Nunda Township Republican Party last month, McHenry County Treasurer, a candidate for re-election, spoke of the money prepaid by taxpayers in really cold weather in the hope of avoiding Federal income taxes. “I have $37 … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Roskam: Roskam camp calls on Casten to be honest with Sixth District voters about raising taxes DuPage County, IL – Earlier this month Congressional Democrats released their plan to raise taxes on Americans if they … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Peter Roskam Roskam: Tax bill law modernizes rules, promotes growth For all its intricacies, Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says the new tax law does two things: modernize the tax code and promote growth in … Continue reading
Before the Finance and Audit Committee this past week was a proposal to spend $38,600 to pay for tax bills for the next two years. Under an opinion of a previous State’s Attorney, the McHenry County Treasurer did not have … Continue reading
An email came commenting on the stories about people moving from Illinois: l’ve found a bit of irony in the posts on your blog recently about people leaving Illinois. My wife and I are leaving soon, never to return. We … Continue reading
There were several speakers during public comments period of the Woodstock School Board on Tuesday night. Most centered on the high property tax rate in Woodstock affecting seniors, low income renters, and driving home prices even lower. One speaker wondered … Continue reading
Reader Susan’s mind is really occupied with Senate Bill 3341, the legislation successfully sponsored by State Senators Pam Althoff and Karen McConnaughay in the upper house and State Representative Mike Tryon in the lower house. Here is her comparison of … Continue reading
A description of what’s happening in Algonquin Township by Trustee Larry Emery: Algonquin Township REDUCES 2014 Levy Yes Virginia, government CAN reduce their taxes. The Algonquin Township board voted unanimously (4-0) to submit the Town Fund to be 1% lower … Continue reading
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since McHenry County College President Vicky Smith has made it abundantly clear that she thinks the junior college should extract every dime possible from taxpayers. Last year, with three new members–Molly Walsh, Tom Wilbeck … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board Tuesday night voted to levy approximately the same amount as it has for the last three years. Foregoing the opportunity provided by state law to increase its tax take by 1.5%, the rate of inflation, the … Continue reading
The Illinois real estate assessment system bases one’s share of the total bill on the value of one’s property (unless one has farm land). A short history of how we got where we are. The 1870 Constitution required that real … Continue reading
Below the total tax requests from Fire Protection Districts in McHenry County for last year are compared to the ones which will be reflected in the real estate tax bills about to arrive in people’s mailboxes: The Barrington Countryside Fire … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney: STATE’S ATTORNEY LOUIS A. BIANCHI CAUTIONS HOMEOWNERS When a homeowner fails to pay their real estate taxes, those delinquent taxes are sold by the County Treasurer’s Office. There is a detailed process … Continue reading
After reading about State Rep. David McSweeney’s bill to freeze the amount of money that the Town Funds of township government can get for one year, a friend of McHenry County Blog did some research on population and voting information … Continue reading
Buried at the bottom of a Chicago Tribune article today about an honest tax collector’s results in the Philippines is the following: Bureau of Internal Revenue Kim Henares cites informal intelligence from her mother, who hears from acquaintances that it … Continue reading
With a play on words from the Mickey Mouse Club, Algonquin Township Trustee and Republican Precinct Committeeman Larry Emery writes of waiting 3 and a half hours to head the budget proposed for next year at McHenry County College’s Board … Continue reading
The McHenry County College Board will meet in its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening at 6:30. There will be budget discussions which will revolve around whether the Board should ask for a flat levy next year, which would lower property … Continue reading
When I was looking through my property tax bill, I saw an insert that McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew had placed in the envelope in his early May mailing. Just a little helpful reminder, I am sure that he would … 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