Skillicorn Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Protect Retirement Income

A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Seeks Constitutional Amendment to Protect Retirement Income SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) has filed House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 14 to protect Illinois retirees from another tax increase. … Continue reading

McHenry County Residents Can Prepay Property Tax Bills

Why would one want to do that? With the Federal income tax being amended to preclude deduction of property and state income taxes above $10,000 from one’s Federal income, some people might be interested in what McHenry County Treasurer offers. … Continue reading

15,122 McHenry County Tax Bills Over $10,000

With the House Republicans in Washington seeming to agree that deductions of more than $10,000 for real estate taxes will be disallowed in the future, McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller figured out how many bills are higher than that. It … Continue reading

Effect of Federal GOP Income Tax Elimination of Real Estate Tax Deduction On Randy Hultgren’s District

From Woodstock resident Susan Handelsman: What Ending Property Tax Deductions Would Do To Congressman Randy Hultgren’s District In my understanding, if SALT deductions are eliminated, new tax bill will mean tax increase for local median income earners. New tax bill … Continue reading

Roskum Supports Budget, Shows Knowledge of Constituent Concern about GOP Proposal to End Income Tax Property Tax Deduction

A press release from Congressman Peter Roskam: Representative Roskam votes in favor of Senate GOP Budget Resolution Says budget resolution is a “…prelude to tax reform”  DuPage County, IL — Today, Representative Peter Roskam (IL-06) voted in favor of the … Continue reading

Roskam Pushing for Some Continued Property Tax Relief

Bloomberg News reports that tax writing committee member Peter Roskam is seeking, as the headline reads, Key GOP Tax Writer Wants Compromise on State and Local Tax Break The article reports that his district contains”…above-average users of the deduction…” … Continue reading

Majority of GOP Income Tax Hikers Bowing Out of Illinois House, Senate

A press release from Taxpayers United of America SEVEN OF ELEVEN REPUBLICAN TAXPAYER TRAITORS EXPOSED BY TUA WILL NOT RUN AGAIN CHICAGO—Seven of eleven Republican taxpayer traitors in the Ill. General Assembly, exposed by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) in … Continue reading

National GOP Looking at Big Tax Increase for Illinois Residents

An article in the Sunday Chicago Tribune entitled, “GOP tax increase targets blue states,” deserves our attention. Now, property taxes are deductible on our Federal income taxes. The article says that “Federal deductions for state, local taxes on chopping block.” … Continue reading