Found on State Rep. Steve Reick’s web site: Rep. Reick Files Legislation to Strip Teachers who Sexually Abuse Students of their Pensions At a recent joint meeting of the House and Senate K-12 Education Committees, a former Walter Payton College … Continue reading
An article by Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute: WHY YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL IS SO HIGH, AND HOW TO FIX IT Less than 50 cents of every additional property tax dollar over the last 20 years went to … Continue reading
An article by Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute: WHY YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL IS SO HIGH, AND HOW TO FIX IT Less than 50 cents of every additional property tax dollar over the last 20 years went to … Continue reading
The following article is reprinted with the permission of the Illinois News Network. You will note it was written by former Northwest Herald Editor Brett Rowland> INN investigation: McHenry County schools continue to pad pensions, pay $620k in penalties for … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks is set for a pension of $4,885 monthly when he reaches his fifty-fifth birthday October 2nd of this year. The Democrat inquired about his pension rights and was informed of what he had coming … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn offers the following: POLITICIANS SHOULDN’T COLLECT PENSIONS Crystal Lake, IL – You can’t solve problems when you’re on the take. I refused a pension and will not support or endorse candidates unwilling to pledge to do … Continue reading
From State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: I will be hosting a town hall on June 20th where I, as well as some wonderful guest speakers, will be addressing the full scope of the pension problem that our Illinois government has created. … Continue reading
Compiled by a Friend of McHenry County Blog, the following information was supplied by McHenry County Townships to the Illinois State Comptroller in 2017. … Continue reading
Published by Illinois Leaks and republished with permission. Algonquin Township Road District – Why taxpayers may have to pay for a very long time BY KIRK ALLEN ON MAY 28, 2018 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) McHenry Co. (ECWd) – The Algonquin Township Road District … Continue reading
It was after the Lake in the Hills Police Pension Board meeting was well underway Thursday that I realized I would miss the meeting. Fortunately, the Chicago Tribune sent stringer George Houde to the meeting. That resulted in a page … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Rep. Skillicorn Demands Greater Accountability of Pension Payouts Lake in the Hills, IL… A former LITH Deputy Police Chief, Alan Bokowski, was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison after pleading guilty … Continue reading
Alan Bokowski, a long-time resident of the west end of Crystal Lake, was indicted for 3 Counts of Criminal Sexual Assault 5 counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse That was in January of 2017. In February of this year, Bokowski … Continue reading
Demetri Tsilimigras is basing his campaign for a Circuit Judge’s seat on the promise that he will not take a judicial pension. You can see the promise on the top of his four-by-four foot isgns and, recently on the big … Continue reading
Long-time McHenry County Board member John Jung is being paid not only by the McHenry County Board, but but by the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for past service. During the Fiscal Year ending in November, 2017, Jung’s compensation was $43,282.80. That … Continue reading
48.37% Average Increase in Road & Bridge Funds Today McHenry County Blog is revealing numbers for Township Road Districts. In summary from 2002 to 2016: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 33.8%. County Population increased by 10.55%. County … Continue reading
Townships Average 37.20% Increase in Tax Levy Today McHenry County Blog is revealing numbers for Townships. In summary from 2002 to 2016: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 33.8%. County Population increased by 10.55%. County Assessments have increased … Continue reading
63.98% Average Increase for School Districts Today McHenry County Blog is revealing numbers for School Districts In summary from 2002 to 2016: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 33.8%. County Population increased by 10.55%. County Assessments have increased … 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
Fire District Property Taxes Increased Over 96% A friend of McHenry County Blog compiled the information explaining McHenry County Taxes in correlation to the Consumer Price Index. Today McHenry County Blog is revealing numbers for Fire Districts Part 1 on … Continue reading
To lessen the ongoing burden of paying pension costs of retired teachers, Governor Bruce Rauner wlll support House Speaker Mike Madigan’s idea to force local school district taxpayers to foot the bill. That’s what the Chicago Tribune is reporting today. … Continue reading
