Michael Jordan paid $200K in property taxes in 2012 on suburban Chicago home

By Hilary Gowins

12/17/2013

Michael Jordan paid nearly $200,000 in property taxes in 2012 on his Highland Park home. And now, he’s having trouble getting the property off his hands. Interested buyers had the opportunity to own the six-time NBA champion’s 56,000 square foot Highland Park home at auction on Monday – if they had $250,000 to throw down...

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Amazon Associates back in business in Illinois thanks to Supreme Court decision

12/05/2013

On Wednesday, thousands of Illinois residents got good news when Amazon announced that its Amazon Associates program – which allows bloggers and others with websites to make money when people click links on their sites to make purchases – would once again be open to them. Amazon dropped Illinoisans from the program in April 2011...

TAGS: Main Street Fairness Act, marketplace fairness, taxes

Houston woos Dwight Howard with state income tax

By Hilary Gowins

07/05/2013

In the wake of Lebron James’ second-straight NBA title and the end of the professional season, free agents across the league are considering their next moves. Some of the biggest names to enter the free-agent fray include the Los Angeles Lakers’ Dwight Howard and New York Knicks sixth-man, J.R. Smith. As these athletes consider their decision, they’ll...

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Michael Jordan paid $200K in property taxes in 2012 on suburban Chicago home

Amazon Associates back in business in Illinois thanks to Supreme Court decision

Houston woos Dwight Howard with state income tax

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