Former State Senator Steve Rauschenberger must be smiling. His family operated a furniture store in Downtown Elgin and took up the cause of charging sales tax on goods purchased over the internet from other states. Ironically, it was a U.S. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sales Tax
The Democrats’ tax hike plan for services received an unexpected roadblock from Governor Bruce Rauner’s Revenue Department. The following letter was sent to to Republican Jeanne Ives, who at least temporarily snagged the sponsorship of the Senate Democrats tax hike … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake Home Rule Sales Tax began on July 1, 2008. It was passed 6-1 on March 18, 2008, with only Councilman Jeff Thorsen voting in the negative. If the Crystal Lake City Council members had raised property taxes … Continue reading
The so-called “Grand Bargain” being cooked up by State Senate leaders of both parties contains a new tax on video and streaming services. It is contained in Senate Bill 9. State Rep. David McSweeney has passed House Resolution 192, which opposes … Continue reading
When major changes are made in tax and spending proposals, a citizen does well to compare costs with benefits. Woodstock’s City Council scheduled a 10% property tax cut for Tuesday night’s meeting. Real estate taxpayers would pay $923,937 less in … Continue reading
Got to hand it to the folks on the Woodstock City Council I thought the Crystal Lake City Council was bold when it proposed and passed a 75% sales tax hike in 2007. Crystal Lake hiked its tax from one … Continue reading
Among the proposals in the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Priorities was support for a tax on internet sales: 4) Support County Authority to Collect Existing Sales Tax McHenry County supports legislation to permit the collection of existing sales and use … Continue reading
Tucked all the way at the bottom of the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Priorities is the following: 4) Support County Authority to Collect Existing Sales Tax McHenry County supports legislation to permit the collection of existing sales and use taxes … Continue reading
If I were a store in Woodstock, I’d want the city to point out that the sales tax is 75/100 of a percent cheaper in Woodstock than in Crystal Lake. That’s why I sometimes go to the Walmart in Woodstock, … Continue reading
Listening to Chicago’s Public Radio station WBEZ yesterday after the Cook County Board raised its part of the sales tax by one percentage point made me wonder if reporters passed 8th grade math. The person presenting the news announced that … Continue reading
This year McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan has made it easy to find what Tax Increment Financing Districts are extracting from our pocketbooks. Since my tax bill is composed of most of the tax districts into which Crystal Lakers pay, … Continue reading
Why are people leaving McHenry County? The answer is obvious: the governments are paying us to move. The combination of property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes is simply much lower right across the border to the north. The median home value in Crystal … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Legislative Committee members will discuss the County’s legislative wish list for the incoming General Assembly on Friday morning at 8:15.. (The draft is here.) Some, but not all of the proposals are reproduced below: Top request is … Continue reading
I received the following email today which has a series of questions folks in McHenry might find of interest. It came from Scott Curry, who is running for Alderman in Ward 4. Curry is a former plant manager for USG … Continue reading
Rich Miller has cornered the Illinois market on “inside dopester” reporting on his Capitol Fax more or less daily report and his web site. He’s a liberal and, taking that into account, one can gain information from his stories without … Continue reading
Just got this email from a Friend of McHenry County Blog. I asked if I could share it and received permission. “I’ve followed your blog from time to time, and appreciate your bringing things to light. Somehow you always seem … Continue reading
The Fox River Grove taxeaters are a mere 9 votes behind in the midnight posting of votes in the sales tax hike referendum offered by Village officials. It is conceivable that the tally might shift. Here’s the ballot: At least … Continue reading
A press release from the Fox River Grove Police: Sales Tax Referendum FAQ Parking A large amount of residents are expected to attend the forum regarding the sales tax referendum this evening at 7:00 P.M. at the Village Hall. Additional … Continue reading
A Home Rule unit capable of raising taxes without a referendum, Cook County, lowered its sales tax by a quarter of one percentage point today. That doesn’t sound like much, and it isn’t, but trend lines are sometimes important. The … Continue reading
No surprise there. Illinois Democrats hiked the state income tax 67% in a lame duck session. This time it is U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. He wants to impose sales taxes on internet purchases. … Continue reading