Madison County voters reject sales tax hike at the ballot box

By Amanda McDonald

03/23/2018

Local voters struck down a 1 percent sales tax hike for the third time in seven years.

TAGS: Madison County, sales tax

Alton voters to decide on sales tax hike at the ballot box

By Amanda McDonald

03/19/2018

Madison County voters have rejected a proposed 1 percent sales tax hike twice before. Will the third time be a charm?

TAGS: Madison County, property taxes, sales tax

Collinsville, Granite City sales taxes would rival Chicago’s under tax hike referendum

By Austin Berg

03/09/2018

Madison County voters have twice turned down a proposed sales-tax hike to fund school facilities projects, but the proposal will appear again on March primary ballots. If approved, shoppers in Collinsville and Granite City would see some of the highest sales tax rates in the country.

TAGS: Metro East, property taxes, sales tax, taxes, TIF: Tax Increment Financing

Stuart’s choice: $4.5M more for local schools or a Chicago bailout?

By Ted Dabrowski

08/12/2017

Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts.

TAGS: education, Katie Stuart, Senate Bill 1

St. Clair, Madison counties home to multimillion-dollar property tax slush funds

By Chris Lentino

06/01/2017

Property taxes are set to increase in Madison and St. Clair counties, and local taxpayers should know that through TIF districts, politicians divert tax dollars that could go toward schools, libraries and public services to separate accounts that foster a lack of transparency and accountability.

TAGS: Dan Beiser, Jay Hoffman, Katie Stuart, Madison County, property taxes, St. Clair County

Illinois Corruption Watch, October 2014

By Brian Costin

11/01/2014

In October, we found 52 different stories of potential public corruption in Illinois, including a trio of stories related to the election. An Illinois Policy investigation into emails from a group of Kankakee County superintendents revealed potentially illegal activities to pass a countywide sales-tax hike for school facilities. Documents obtained suggest illegal actions by superintendents...

TAGS: good government, waste

Outside money pours into communities to pass sales-tax hikes

By illinoispolicy

10/29/2014

The public school district in Jacksonville, Illinois, is criticizing fellow Illinoisans for educating residents about a significant sales-tax increase proposal on the ballot – a tax increase that would drive up the cost of gas, clothes, prepared food, electronics and more. School district officials called the Illinois Policy Institute a “Chicago based” group, when we’re...

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Madison County voters reject sales tax hike at the ballot box

Alton voters to decide on sales tax hike at the ballot box

Collinsville, Granite City sales taxes would rival Chicago’s under tax hike referendum

Stuart’s choice: $4.5M more for local schools or a Chicago bailout?

St. Clair, Madison counties home to multimillion-dollar property tax slush funds

Illinois Corruption Watch, October 2014

Outside money pours into communities to pass sales-tax hikes

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