Republican Commissioners serving on the Will County Forest Preserve, believing in less taxes and smaller government, have no desire to raise taxes and grow government. Forest Preserve Staff originally proposed large raises, land purchases, dipping into cash reserves, and...
Proponents of property-tax hikes in Chicago say the city's property taxes are low and residents can afford to pay more.
What they fail to mention is that, compared to other major cities across the U.S., Chicago’s property taxes are 10th highest...
October 16, 2015 Austin Berg Writer
Flawed property valuations and the process required to fix them are a cash cow for law firms, including those of House Speaker Mike Madigan, Chicago Alderman Ed Burke and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton.
The...
For the first time Kristen McQueary speaks publicly about the repercussions from her Hurricane Katrina column. And, as someone who has covered Chicago and Illinois politics for the past 15 years, she offers candid assessments of Mayor Rahm Emanuel,...
McDonald’s Announces Its Answer to $15 an Hour Minimum Wage – Touch-Screen Cashiers
McDonalds Self-service kiosks will expand to at least 2,000 locations in 2015...
This is exactly what the left pushed for. Fast food chains were never meant to be...
Posted on October 21, 2015 by John Myers
“There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the...
Illinois General Assembly
Burr Ridge, IL…House Republican Leader Jim Durkin told the Will County News recently about a couple of new state laws that will provide much-needed property tax relief to disabled veterans.
“Veterans who are severely injured in line of...
Will County cuts tax rate by more than 3.5%
Brock A. Stein | 10/16/2015, 8:41 a.m. | Updated on 10/15/2015, 9:33 p.m.
Will County Board members approved a tax rate Thursday that reduces tax bills by more than 3.5 percent.
While the...
I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and let you know about a volunteer opportunity this Saturday, October 17th. My name is Todd Koehn and I am now the Americans for Prosperity Field Director in your area. ...
Illinois collects more in taxes per person than every neighboring state, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.
But Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, thinks otherwise. “Our taxes are dramatically lower than all the states around us,” Cullerton said...
