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6 ways Illinois lawmakers can ease the property tax pain

6 ways Illinois lawmakers can ease the property tax pain

Illinoisans shoulder some of the highest property taxes in the country. This burden is key to understanding the state's outmigration problem. Despite the failure of lawmakers to reverse this crisis, there remain a number of sound reforms waiting for consideration.

By Vincent Caruso

3 McHenry County townships now under investigation

3 McHenry County townships now under investigation

The McHenry County state's attorney's office is investigating Nunda and Grafton townships for illegal misuse of taxpayer money, making them the second and third townships - after Algonquin Township - to be under investigation in McHenry County.

West Chicago teachers set to go on strike

West Chicago teachers set to go on strike

A government worker union in West Chicago will vote Jan. 26 whether to authorize a strike for District 94's 141 high school teachers. A strike would leave over 2,000 students in the lurch - a tactic not allowed in any of Illinois' neighboring states.

By Mailee Smith