Schools Pay Lobbying Organizations Big Bucks

Jake Griffin of the Daily Herald racked up school spending to lobbying organizations in a recent article. Fox River Grove spend $5,293–the least of any local school district–on the school board and school administrators organization. Cary spent $11,583, joining the … Continue reading

Illinois News Network Sheds Light on More Taxpayer Funded Conferences

From Illinois News Network www.ilnews.org: School Conference Costs McHenry County Taxpayers Big Money Six of McHenry County’s largest school districts sent more than 75 administrators, staff and school board members to a single conference in Chicago in November at a … Continue reading

School Boards Seek to Make Freedom of Information Requests Harder

The following was written by Scott Reeder, the journalist in residence at the Illinois Police Institute: EDUCATING IN THE DARK As a journalist, I have filed thousands of Freedom of Information Act requests with Illinois school districts and uncovered major … Continue reading

Is Roger Eddy Heading to Taxeater Heaven?

Double-dipping State Rep. and School Superintendent Roger Eddy has an offer to go to taxeater heaven. The tax hiking advocate and transparency opponent has released a statement which I found in the Decatur Herald-Review via a link from Dave Diersen’s … Continue reading

School Boards Fight Tax Relief with Tax Dollars

Not only are townships and municipalities using taxpayer dollars to lobby against the interests of their taxpayers, so are school boards. And they are all paying for their lobbying with taxpayer-financed dues. Read what is posted on the Illinois Association … Continue reading

Illinois Community College Trustees Association Calls for “Improving” the Tax Cap

In an Illinois Community College Trustees Association report supplied to McHenry County College trustees is a little item that would go a long way to removing restrictions imposed by the Property Tax Cap. See if you can figure out what … Continue reading

Illinois Community College Trustees Association Calls for “Improving” the Tax Cap

In an Illinois Community College Trustees Association report supplied to McHenry County College trustees is a little item that would go a long way to removing restrictions imposed by the Property Tax Cap. See if you can figure out what … Continue reading