Kane County home values down 29%, property tax up 4% since recession

By Vincent Caruso

09/11/2019

Without true pension reform, property taxes are only bound to continue hurting Kane County homeowners.

TAGS: Kane County, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, property taxes, taxes

DuPage County home values down 24%, property tax up 7% since recession

By Vincent Caruso

09/09/2019

Without true pension reform, property taxes are only bound to continue swamping DuPage County homeowners.

TAGS: DuPage County, home values, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, property taxes, taxes

Lake County property taxes up 2%, despite home values down 31% since recession

By Vincent Caruso

09/06/2019

Without true pension reform, property taxes are only bound to continue eating at Lake County homeowners.

TAGS: municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, property taxes, taxes

McHenry County home values down 33%, property taxes up 0.4% since recession

By Vincent Caruso

09/05/2019

Without true pension reform, McHenry County homeowners will only continue to see the gap between their property taxes and home values grow.

TAGS: McHenry County, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, property taxes, taxes

Cook County commission exploring property tax hike despite depressed home values

By Bryce Hill

09/04/2019

Average home prices in Cook County are 31% lower today than in 2007. Meanwhile, property tax bills have increased by 22%.

TAGS: Cook County, property taxes, taxes, Toni Preckwinkle

Lake in the Hills approves over 9% hike to police pension levy

08/09/2019

The village will dedicate an estimated $1.5 million dollars to its police pension fund in 2019 – 9.17% more than it paid last year.

TAGS: Lake in the Hills, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, property taxes, taxes

Cook County home values down 31%, property taxes up 22% since 2007

By Bryce Hill

08/06/2019

Without true pension reform, property taxes are only bound to continue swamping Cook County homeowners.

TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, home values, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, property taxes, taxes

Illinois pension buyout program delivers just 3% of projected savings

By Vincent Caruso

07/29/2019

A plan that allowed some pension enrollees to cash in early on their earned retirement benefits in exchange for curbing future benefits has so far generated only 3% of its expected savings.

TAGS: municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, property taxes, SERS: State Employee Retirement System, SURS: State Universities Retirement System, taxes, TRS: Teachers’ Retirement System

Illinois home values down 21%, property taxes up 9% since 2007

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

07/19/2019

Without serious property tax relief – including pension reform – it is likely fewer will demand planting roots in Illinois.

TAGS: home values, property taxes, taxes

Illinois lawmakers pitch bogus property tax freeze to sell Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Vincent Caruso

07/01/2019

Property tax increases cannot be capped without addressing the costs driving high property taxes. Some lawmakers are ignoring that to draw support for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

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Kane County home values down 29%, property tax up 4% since recession

DuPage County home values down 24%, property tax up 7% since recession

Lake County property taxes up 2%, despite home values down 31% since recession

McHenry County home values down 33%, property taxes up 0.4% since recession

Cook County commission exploring property tax hike despite depressed home values

Lake in the Hills approves over 9% hike to police pension levy

Cook County home values down 31%, property taxes up 22% since 2007

Illinois pension buyout program delivers just 3% of projected savings

Illinois home values down 21%, property taxes up 9% since 2007

Illinois lawmakers pitch bogus property tax freeze to sell Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

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