Comparing tax takes from last year to what will be requested this year, one finds the following. … Continue reading
Category Archives: School
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Pushes TIF Reform and Transparency for Taxpayers CRYSTAL LAKE – Last week, State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) joined with colleagues in the Illinois House of Representatives to pass legislation to … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Bill Seeks to End Property Tax Increase Loophole SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is sponsoring legislation in the House of Representatives to end the use of a loophole … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Rauner Signs Lead Testing Bill Bipartisan legislation to protect Illinois children, remove lead contamination from schools, daycare drinking water CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner joined by Reverend Jesse Jackson, State Sen. Steans … Continue reading
On Saturday, McHenry County Blog published a thoughtful analysis by Cary Grade School Board President Scott Coffee about the situation facing those wishing to consolidate Crystal Lake High School District 155 with its four feeder grade schools. You can read … Continue reading
From Governor Bruce Rauner: Statement from Governor Rauner on Property Tax Bills SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rauner issued the following statement as many homeowners throughout Illinois face a deadline today to pay property taxes: “Illinois residents are being hit with record … Continue reading
Woodstock resident Susan Handlesman offers the following good advice of how you might influence Governor Bruce Rauner to veto a bill that is, if signed, is bound to increase local school taxes: Contact Rauner: Stop schools’ tax cap evasion loophole, … Continue reading
McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller put this year’s (2015 tax year collected in 2016) in the mail Friday, May 13th. For those who want to ruin their weekend, they will be available online here. Or, maybe, you will be as … Continue reading
This came from Tim Dwyer, the tax protest attorney who won his suit against the Harrison Grade School District in Wonder Lake: With regard to attacking the property tax problem, your readers should be urged to look at H.B. 5529. … Continue reading
Yesterday, inspired by Diane Rado’s Sunday Chicago Tribune article on school debt, Woodstock School District 200 taxpayer Susan Handelsman wrote an article yesterday about her district’s heave debt load. It the highest in McHenry County. Coming right behind is Johnsburg, … Continue reading
In the “Here we go again” category is consolidation of schools. Just as with township consolidation, I ask, “Where’s the beef?” Show me the money that school consolidation would bring. Don’t just assert that consolidation of school will save money. … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog submitted the following essay about school district consolidation. Many people argue that consolidating school districts will save money because of “economies of scale”. If they are correct, then larger school districts should be less expensive than smaller … Continue reading
Crack researcher Susan Handelsmann of rural Woodstock has put together a “how to” piece about figuring out what your school board has done with school finances. It is presented below for McHenry Grade School District 15, but can be adapted … Continue reading
The First Electric Newspaper has published school tax rate comparisons that some might find of interest. From the emphasis on Algonquin (used to be Carpentersville) District 300, I’d suggest that’s the source. … Continue reading
Capitol Fax is reporting a school superintendent complains that a two-year real estate tax freeze for be a “killer” for schools: “[Bruce] Rauner wants legislatures to freeze property taxes for 2 straight years,” said Tad Everett, superintendent of the Sterling Public … Continue reading
In a press release from Governor Bruce Rauner, quoting from an Associated Press story, it is revealed that the Governor is trying to get rid of a couple of unfunded mandates in order to help offset a property tax freeze. … Continue reading
Seneca Township’s Susan Handelsman offers the following rebuttal to comments made by School Board President and School Superintendent on D200 school budget and possible consolidation article in NW Herald 9-11-15 by Hannah Prokop. We taxpayers pay 5% property tax and … Continue reading
In the 2013 school statistics article published Friday, Steve Reick, the man who took State Rep. Jack Franks’ margin down last year, asked for salary information for administrators. The article on Friday had the first cost per classroom figures that … Continue reading
Here are some 2013 McHenry County school statistics–average expenditure per pupil and per classroom, plus average teach salary–to ponder. They were calculated by a Friend of McHenry County Blog. I don’t think I have seen average spending per classroom for … Continue reading
Commenter Susan has extracted a lot of data about Woodstock School District 200, Here it is for you analysis: Woodstock CUSD 200 (According to Edfin.ed.gov) Spends $1,805 per year per student on administration. Peer Average is $942. Spends $14,248 per … Continue reading