A press release from State Senator Dan McConchie: McConchie legislation would allow voters in all counties to vote to reduce their own property taxes Springfield, IL… State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) introduced Senate Bill 2670 to allow voters in … Continue reading
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
Commenter Swampbuggy offers this sage advice for how to cut property taxes: Right now the Teacher’s Union has discovered that you can run teachers for the school boards and then call all the parents and union members to come out … Continue reading
With the heat being put on township government generally by local media, it is little wonder that township boards are abating taxes for the bills coming out this year. In McHenry Township, for instance, under pressure from the four Republican … Continue reading
State Rep. David McSweeney took up the fight to prevent the enactment of the shift of burden for teacher pensions from state taxpayers to local real estate tax payers. He has introduced House Resolution 27, which “States the opinion of … Continue reading
I noticed a property tax pie chart on Nunda Township’s Fall/Winter newsletter. It is for rural Nunda Township in the Cary area. Tax bills are coming, but, of course, they will arrive after the March primary elections. … Continue reading
District 6 McHenry County Board candidate Orville Brettman sent out a message on a hard to comprehend portion of the property tax process. He targeted the concept of abatement. When tax districts like McHenry County say they are cutting next … Continue reading
Asked for an interim report on homeowners prepaying real estate taxes in McHenry County, Treasurer Glenda Miller replied as follow: As far as the number of taxpayers coming to the office…over the past couple weeks there have been approximately 6,000. … Continue reading
As I write this, people are lined up at the McHenry County Treasurer’s Office to pay their real estate taxes before the end of the year. The reason is obvious. The new income tax law passed by Republicans and signed … Continue reading
Let’s start with Nob’s comment and, then look at Judge Thomas Meyer’s Court Order. Nob’s Comment Another half the story post by Cal. The Road levy was also part of the lawsuit and that was excused. It was excused because … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller: Here is a link to the needed form. … Continue reading
A press release from Lakewood Village President Paul Serwatka: Lakewood Proposes 10% Cut in Property Tax Levy Village Board to Vote This Tuesday, December 12th at 7:00pm. This Tuesday, December 12th 2017, at Turnberry Country Club Meeting Room, staff and … Continue reading
Take a look at how much Mayor Aaron Shepley and the Crystal Lake City Council has levied in taxes beyond the increase in the Cost of Living: Real estate taxes have increased more than $3 million more than they would … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times ran an column by Dan Mihalopoulos earlier this month pretty much making fun of Republican Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison for leading the fight against the pop tax, but not paying his property taxes on time. No … Continue reading
$5,481,687.66 was the amount the McHenry County Treasurer requested from property taxpayers to finance the Village of Lake in the Hills this year. The LITH Village Board is scheduled to ask for the same amount, $5,481,688, according to its agenda … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
A new commenter, Richard Martin, left the following comment under the April 27, 2016, article “Illinois Has Highest Real Estate Taxes.” I don’t live in McHenry county, but we have the same problem in Dupage county.We live in Naperville, IL. … Continue reading
