Yesterday, the Northwest Herald article‘s headline and first sentence of a story by report Ed Komenda characterized State Rep. David McSweeny’s House Bill 4637 as having to do with consolidating townships. The bill, instead, is about allowing voters to abolish … Continue reading
Category Archives: Township
The Illinois State Comptroller has a data base contacting information about tax districts throughout Illinois. Today we look at expenditures and revenues for McHenry County’s seventeen townships. From looking at the above figures, one can see that some townships seem … Continue reading
The Illinois House has a rule which limits debate to two people on certain bills. It’s called “Short Debate.” Usually bills put on that agenda are non-controversial. The person speaking in favor of the measure is its sponsor. Then, the … Continue reading
The Illinois State Comptroller has a data base contacting information about tax districts throughout Illinois. Looking at 2017 data from those for the seventeen townships in McHenry County, one finds the number of employees running from a low of 2 … Continue reading
McHenry County Levy Increases Outpace Municipalities In a previous McHenry County Blog articles Comparing McHenry County Property Tax 2002 Versus 2016 it was discovered that while the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased 33.8% from 2002 to 2016, most McHenry … 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
State Rep. David McSweeney has seen enough. Reading about what is happening in Algonquin Township, he has decided to introduce a bill that would allow voters to abolish township governments. The legislation would require a petition to trigger a referendum … Continue reading
The Edgar County Watchdogs’ Illinois Leaks web site reports on a bill passed unanimously and signed into law by Governor Bruce Rauner which makes it more difficult to challenge township governments’ having too much money in the bank. The Edgar … Continue reading
With what happened in McHenry County when township consolidation was considered, Senate Bill 3, which the Governor just signed, will certainly have an effect and give supporters of consolidation new headwinds. Rep. Steve Anderson is the Chief Co-Sponsor of the … Continue reading
Wonder Lake’s Bob Anderson testified in Springfield before the entire House of Representatives on government consolidation. His message is summarized below: The restructuring (streamlining) of Illinois’ 7,000 unit of local government system, starting with township consolidation or elimination, will put … Continue reading
There is little doubt that township government provides little service to folks in cities and villages. Assessment of property is the only function that touches every home and business owner. True, municipalities receives a portion of road taxes, but obviously, … Continue reading
Consolidation of township road functions is taking a new twist in DuPage County. According to the Naperville Sun, a judge is being asked to putA the following question on the spring ballot: Shall the Naperville Road District and the Lisle … Continue reading
The Illinois Policy Institute has an article on an advisory referendum put on the ballot by the Peru City Council. The article points out that of $390,000 collected in property taxes, “$189,000 – almost 40 percent – went toward its … Continue reading
Below are the bills that Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed today: Veto Message for HB 1052 Today I return House Bill 1052, which would allow the transfer of authority and control over certain private roads in Warren Township to the highway … Continue reading
Ups and downs. That describes what McHenry County taxpayers will see in this year’s real estate tax bills. As reported Saturday, county government provided significant savings by zeroing out last year’s $3 million Valley Hi Nursing Home tax levy. (If … Continue reading
Found this comparison of Township General Assistant handed out and accompanying administrative costs. You don’t have to guess that it came from Bob Anderson … Continue reading
Friday morning the Legislative Committee is considering a resolution sent to it by the County Board. The guts of it are below WHEREAS, the McHenry County Board desires to have an independent, third party assist with the study of township … Continue reading
A press release from Dan Wilbrandt, one of four candidates to replace State Rep. Mike Tryon: TAXPAYERS OF McHENRY COUNTY SILENCED BY CONSOLIDATION VOTE West Dundee – Last week, the McHenry County Board had an opportunity to give a voice … Continue reading
From a comment left by McHenry County Board member Mike Walkup: Just to clarify some factually erroneous things I have seen in various comments on the township consolidation vote question. First, the McHenry County Board has limited jurisdiction.For example, it … Continue reading
Below is the statement that McHenry County Board member Mike Walkup, a candidate for McHenry County Board Chairman in the Republican Primary Election next spring, is making to the Board’s Legislative Committee. State Senator Pam Althoff is attending the meeting. … Continue reading