1,400% property tax hikes in Montgomery County on hold

By Dylan Sharkey

12/03/2024

Montgomery County notified some residents they will not be facing 1,400% property tax hikes as originally planned. The sticker shock stemmed from a 2007 law.

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Some Montgomery County residents see 1,400% property tax hike

By Dylan Sharkey

11/22/2024

Residents in Central Illinois are feeling sticker shock from exponential property tax growth. One woman’s $756 property tax bill is skyrocketing to $10,000 in one year.

TAGS: Montgomery County, property taxes

Montgomery County superintendents consider sales-tax hike

By Brian Costin

12/01/2014

Superintendents in Nokomis Community School District 22 are gearing up to push for a county-wide sales-tax hike.

TAGS: Montgomery County, sales tax, taxes

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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1,400% property tax hikes in Montgomery County on hold

Some Montgomery County residents see 1,400% property tax hike

Montgomery County superintendents consider sales-tax hike

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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