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Champaign News-Gazette: A cautionary tale on taxes
Liberals, conservatives, Democrats and Republicans have been at odds for years on the question of how much — if at all — people’s behavior is affected by the amount of state and federal taxes they pay.
Will they work less if they resent high tax rates applied to their income? Or work about the same as they always have?
Chicago Tribune: Long-buried report concluded Chicago school principal ignored warnings in horrific sexual abuse case
Marvin Lovett was a trusted mentor to students at Johnson Elementary School. He also was a pedophile.
Lovett used a camera hidden in his apartment closet to make secret pornographic videotapes of students, police and school reports show. He plied boys with cash and gym shoes as he destroyed their childhoods.
Northwest Herald: Algonquin Township officials to reopen discussion on consolidation referendum
Algonquin Township officials will reopen discussion Wednesday night about a referendum that gives taxpayers the power to dissolve the highway department with a majority vote at the polls.
The board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at 3702 Route 14. The agenda includes “resolution and discussion for referendum regarding Algonquin Township road district.”
Daily Herald: Kane County Board lays groundwork for tolls on Longmeadow Parkway
Even as Kane County officials inched Tuesday toward building a toll bridge to complete the Longmeadow Parkway, opposition to the project was developing its strategy.
The county board approved a memo of understanding with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. The memo lays the groundwork for the authority to collect tolls and enforce toll violations on the county’s behalf.
Daily Herald: Voters in 18 local schools could force tax-cut referendums
At least 18 suburban school districts could see property tax collections slashed next year, some by as much as 10 percent.
An 11th-hour addition to a 2017 Illinois school-funding law gave voters the power to cut property taxes for the schools through referendums, and an effort already is underway to do just that in Lisle Unit District 202.
Rockford Register-Star: Rockford Park District cost-cutting plan OK’d
Rockford Park District commissioners unanimously approved a five-year master plan Tuesday that will steer more of the district’s limited dollars to neighborhood parks and youth programs as it attempts to sell or lease land and buildings that no longer have recreational value.
The master plan, shaped by feedback gathered from months of public meetings and an online survey that generated 3,000 responses, aims to stabilize the district’s finances by reshaping its priorities.
Belleville News-Democrat: Board rehires retired superintendent, who could make up to $36,000 for 120 days of work
The Cahokia District 187 superintendent who retired in May is coming back to work for $300 per day.
The school board approved an agreement with Art Ryan at its meeting Monday night to help the district’s acting leader, Assistant Superintendent Tanya Mitchell.