Will County board approves new $12M gas tax atop doubled state tax

By Vincent Caruso

12/20/2019

Will County became the first county to use new taxing authority under Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s capital plan, adding a new countywide gas tax of 4 cents per gallon atop state and local gas taxes.

TAGS: capital plan, collar counties, DuPage County, excise tax, gas tax, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, JB Pritzker, Joliet, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, sales tax, Springfield, tax hikes, tax increase, Will County

Will County home values down 28%, property taxes up 4% since recession

By Vincent Caruso

09/12/2019

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

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

Will County weighs new 4- to 8-cent countywide gas tax atop doubled Illinois tax

By Vincent Caruso

08/03/2019

County leaders may exercise new taxing authority from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s capital plan. Illinois already doubled its portion of the gas tax, pushing the total burden to No. 3 in nation.

TAGS: gas tax, JB Pritzker, taxes, Will County

Will County shoppers would pay among nation’s highest sales taxes under referendum proposal

By Vincent Caruso

07/30/2018

A new sales tax proposed by Will County school districts would put some residents’ sales tax burden in a league with Chicago, which is home to the highest combined sales tax rate of any major city in the U.S.

TAGS: sales tax, taxes, Will County

Report: Average collar county property tax bill reaches as high as $8,890

By Joe Kaiser

04/16/2018

Homeowners in Chicago’s collar counties faced some of the highest average property tax bills in the state in 2017.

TAGS: DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, property taxes, taxes, Will County

Typical collar county family would pay as much as $1,000 in additional taxes under progressive tax proposal

By Joe Kaiser

03/19/2018

A progressive tax proposal in the Illinois House would raise taxes on an overwhelming majority of families already struggling with some of the highest tax burdens in the nation.

TAGS: collar counties, DuPage County, income tax, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, progressive income tax, taxes, Will County

Illinois has 63,000 government workers making over $100K

By Joe Kaiser

07/27/2017

High-priced government workers cost taxpayers in Illinois $10 billion a year, with municipal managers in areas surrounding Chicago reaping the most benefits.

TAGS: Chicago, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, LGDF: Local Government Distributive Fund, McHenry County, municipal government, Will County

Cook County population declines by 2,000 over 5 years, out-migration doubles

By Kevin Angell

06/24/2017

Cook County’s population has dropped by 2,030 since 2011, driven by the out-migration of over 230,000 residents, on net.

TAGS: Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Kendall County, Lake County, McHenry County, outmigration, population, Will County