Metro East property tax bills making their way to mailboxes
Metro East property tax bills making their way to mailboxes
Residents of St. Clair and Madison Counties will soon see some of the nation’s most punishing property tax bills.
Retired police official to keep $84K pension despite sexual assault of a minor
Retired police official to keep $84K pension despite sexual assault of a minor
A criminal sexual assault conviction will not interfere with a retired suburban deputy police chief’s $84,000 annual pension.
Leave your 13-year-old home alone? Police can take her into custody under Illinois law
Leave your 13-year-old home alone? Police can take her into custody under Illinois law
Illinois’ law mandating a minimum age for leaving children home alone is the strictest of its kind in the nation.
Decatur’s fiscal bind may lead to police and fire layoffs
Decatur’s fiscal bind may lead to police and fire layoffs
Reductions in state subsidies are one reason for Decatur’s predicament, but long-running pension woes are an even larger source of pain.
Rich Roth
Rich Roth
“I’ve lived in Clinton since I was two years old. “The moving company is coming June 1. I sold my business as of this morning. “This is where the state loses. My income is fairly healthy. My wife’s income is fairly healthy. And we’re taking our two kids and we’re gone. “I built my house...
Metro East property tax bills making their way to mailboxes
Metro East property tax bills making their way to mailboxes
Residents of St. Clair and Madison Counties will soon see some of the nation’s most punishing property tax bills.
Inspector general: Personnel, procedural errors cost Cook County hospital system $165 million in revenue
Inspector general: Personnel, procedural errors cost Cook County hospital system $165 million in revenue
While the county hospital system loses out on revenue, county payroll and retirement costs continue to climb.
Civic Federation calls for tax hikes, opposes sensible reform in budget criticism
Civic Federation calls for tax hikes, opposes sensible reform in budget criticism
The Civic Federation’s criticism of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget is a mixed bag, with its own proposals for Illinois’ financial crisis – including nearly $3 billion in tax hikes – missing the mark.
Deadpool: Progressive tax
Deadpool: Progressive tax
Illinois families catching crossfire in scholarship fight
Illinois families catching crossfire in scholarship fight
Despite that booming demand, there are political efforts afoot to crush the scholarship program.
Infinity War: Madigan Thanos
Infinity War: Madigan Thanos
Proposal: Make Illinois property taxes highest in the nation to pay state pension debts
Proposal: Make Illinois property taxes highest in the nation to pay state pension debts
A proposal to levy a statewide 1 percent residential property tax would vault Illinoisans’ property tax burden to the highest of all 50 states.
Carbondale employees see raises despite deeply underwater pension funds
Carbondale employees see raises despite deeply underwater pension funds
As local leaders reach an agreement with the city’s public safety unions, the retirement security of Carbondale’s police and fire workers slides further out of reach.
In budget bind, Decatur cuts golf sponsorship
In budget bind, Decatur cuts golf sponsorship
The Decatur City Council moved to stop paying $20,000 to sponsor a golf tournament with the village of Forsyth, a sensible move for a shrinking city operating on a budget deficit.