A press release from McHenry County Board member Nick Provenzano, who is a candidate for the Republican nomination for County Clerk: Nick Provenzano Votes to Reduce County Clerk’s Salary Helps Defeat Effort to Increase Clerk’s Salary MCHENRY, IL – At … Continue reading
The fall fund raising invitations keep coming. The latest is from Chief Deputy Treasurer Glenda Miller: … Continue reading
From the Daily Herald’s Jake Griffin, readers got a summary of the information now being provided by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas on her website. Taxpayers are provided information about how to track their local government’s debt. A data base … Continue reading
The First Electric Newspaper is reporting that McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew found the missive of outgoing McHenry County Mental Health Board Attorney Frank Gosser on McHenry County Blog and, because of it, has decided not to pay a $49,000 … Continue reading
A press release from Jeff Thorsen: JEFFREY T. THORSEN ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR McHENRY COUNTY TREASURER Jeffrey T. Thorsen announces his candidacy for the Republican Nomination for McHenry County Treasurer in the Republican Primary on March 18, 2014. Thorsen, a lifelong … 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
A press release from McHenry County Treasurer candidate Glenda Miller: “Centsible” Choice for County Treasurer Glenda Miller, currently Chief Deputy McHenry County Treasurer and Republican candidate for County Treasurer garnered several endorsements in the past week. Miller, 57, recently announced … Continue reading
Wednesday, Chief Deputy Treasurer Glenda Miller announced her intention to fill the position to be left open by retiring McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew. Miller is a Chemung Township Trustee a Republican Precinct Committeeman Secretary of the McHenry County Republican … Continue reading
When I was looking through my property tax bill, I saw an insert that McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew had placed in the envelope in his early May mailing. Just a little helpful reminder, I am sure that he would … Continue reading
The Beatles’ song seems appropriate for today, the first day when McHenry County Property Tax Bills can be seen on County Treasurer Bill LeFew’s web site. A taxpayer as seen by the Tax Foundation.[/caption]Look here. = = = = = … Continue reading
From the Way Back Machine comes a 1968 envelope and real estate tax bill that I mailed in 1968 when I was McHenry County Treasurer. Next to the six cent metered postage is the following message: Here’s what the envelop … Continue reading
I see the mention of the Village of Barrington Hill’s failure to answer Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ request for debt information in Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune editorial. That failure was noticed and memorialized by The Barrington Hills Observer. On that … Continue reading
The McHenry County Treasurer’s Office has posted the property tax bills that people will pay this year. If you go here, you will see three ways to find what our tax bill is. You can type in the Property Index … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County: McHenry County Treasurer’s Office Building Energy Star Dedication WOODSTOCK, IL – McHenry County will be holding a dedication for the Treasurer’s Office building in recognition of obtaining an Energy Star label designation. WHEN: Wednesday, … Continue reading
The founder of Freeport, Illinois, Tutty Baker, who died in 1855, is the pseudonym of a Stephenson County blogger. He calls his publication the Stephenson Blumdoggle. The blog seems to have been inspired by Stephenson County’s Board Chairman, whose last … Continue reading
From the McHenry County government email last Friday: Tax Bill Reminder The second installment for the 2010 property taxes for McHenry County property owners is due this Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Those looking for payment options may obtain this information … Continue reading
When I worked at the United States Budget Bureau in 1965-66 right after grad school in public administration at the University of Michigan, there was a period just before the budget went to the printer that employees worked very long … Continue reading
Although they are not going to be put in the mail until Friday, McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew’s web site has tax bills on the internet already. At least they were when I tried about an hour ago. I’m getting … Continue reading
Hard to remember the last time I bought a newspaper on a newsstand. I think it was while we were in West Virginia. Monday, when I was in Belvidere, I saw the Rockford Register-Star story above about the the Winnebago … Continue reading
Here’s the press release: State tax increase will not prevent cuts in D300, but will assure state payments The state tax increase now on Gov. Quinn’s desk for final approval would not prevent District 300 from needing to cut its … Continue reading
