A press release from Republican candidate for State Representative Steve Reick: Steve Reick Calls Out Jack Franks for Voting to Hike a Tax A press release from Steve Reick, the Republican candidate for State Representative against incumbent Jack Franks: Reick … 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
Here are some notes on what happened at the Monday Policy Committee meeting of the McHenry County College Board: Gus Philpott addressed the board at the beginning of the meeting. He suggested the board adopt no policy regarding concealed carry. … Continue reading
If you drive around Illinois, you will see lots of state parks. They are as common in many non-Chicago metropolitan counties as forest preserves and conservation district sites. The difference is that state taxpayers (disproportionately from the Chicago metropolitan area, … 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
This was in the Daily Herald Tuesday: “DuPage County homeowners can expect to pay more property taxes to school districts and other local governments, even though land values continue to plummet. “The overall value of land in DuPage decreased last … 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
Either Governor Pat Quinn doesn’t know what he is talking about with regard to the appeal to business that ending the state tax on natural gas or he’s just blowing smoke. In 1986, in my last bureaucratic job with state … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon tells us the results of a recent poll. When I asked I was told about 100 people participated. Interestingly, one result is exactly the opposite of the way that Tryon voted. He … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh Introduces ‘Save Christmas Act’ Washington- Today, Congressman Joe Walsh (IL-8) introduced the ‘Save Christmas Act’ to permanently end the Obama Administration’s new tax on Christmas trees. This tax was established to … Continue reading
There is widespread misunderstanding about the tax process. Today, we won’t look at the assessment part. Instead we will examine what tax districts do to pry more money out of our pockets. News stories talk about levies this time of … Continue reading
A press release from Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore: Residents of Grafton Township now have the ability to show the members of the township board how they would cast their vote regarding the township tax levies for the Township and … Continue reading
The lobbying arm of Illinois Township Officials is urging local members to call their legislators to ask them to oppose two bills. One takes money from a state subsidy that should have been phased out decades ago. It looks like … Continue reading
A Jack Franks’ bill that would prevent most local governments from getting more money in year two than they did in year one if real estate assessments are declining flew out of the House Revenue Committee 6-1 Tuesday. There is … Continue reading
When I saw that “Election Workshop” item on the agenda of the special meeting of the McHenry County Board for Tuesday, I called and asked the President’s Office what was up. The woman I talked to did not know. I … Continue reading
I’m off to an eye appointment but I thought that this 78-page bill ought to be available to the public somewhere people might be able to find it. I don’t have time to analyze it, so maybe some of you … Continue reading
You can tell it’s fall. The corn and soy beans are being picked. The campaign signs are out. The McHenry High School tax hikers are placing signs around town. This “Vote Yes” four by four foot sign is at the … Continue reading
Today’s “Message of the Day” was found at a Nunda Township Republican Picnic. It’s a button saying, Obama Tax Plan: Trickle Up Poverty … Continue reading
My Crystal Lake State Representative Mike Tryon is doing exactly what I would do. He is filling out all sorts of questionnaires and publishing them on his campaign web site. Here it is the latest one, a comprehensive one from … Continue reading
