Bill would let wrongly arrested clear their names without paying

01/28/2020

Expungement and sealing fees cause individuals with erroneous criminal records to have a hard time moving forward with their lives.

TAGS: Cook County, crime, criminal justice, decriminalization, expungement, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, JB Pritzker, overcriminalization, records, restore my good name

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

Pritzker ‘fair tax’ could hike taxes on typical Kane County family by nearly $900

By Vincent Caruso

02/07/2019

While progressive tax proponents champion the measure as a “tax on the rich,” middle-income families in Kane County could see a significant tax hike under the income tax models praised by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

TAGS: income tax, JB Pritzker, Kane County, progressive income tax, taxes

Bipartisan anti-corruption bill bottled up in Illinois Senate

By Austin Berg

11/27/2018

After unanimous approval from the Illinois House of Representatives, the Illinois Senate has remained conspicuously silent on a bill meant to address one man’s dominance of a little-known network of government authorities.

TAGS: Andrew Hamilton, Bruce Rauner, corruption, good government, Illinois Senate

Illinois development authority ends payments to official’s side business following Institute investigation

By Austin Berg

09/17/2018

Lax oversight of Illinois’ little-known regional development authorities has led to questionable business arrangements with one official in particular.

TAGS: Andrew Hamilton, Bruce Rauner, regional development authorities, taxes

Retired Kane County water district employee has banked $3.5M in pension payments

07/30/2018

Despite serving one of the most overtaxed parts of the state, a retired Kane County-area water district employee has collected millions in pension payouts over the past 20 years.

TAGS: IMRF: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Kane County, municipal pensions, pensions, property taxes, taxes

Property tax bills hit Kane County mailboxes

By Austin Berg

05/09/2018

Homeowners’ 2017 property tax bills (payable in 2018) outpace the state and national average, when measured as a share of home value.

TAGS: Kane County, outmigration, population, property taxes, taxes

Union pay raise could force Kane County property tax hike

By Vincent Caruso

04/03/2018

As Kane County officials prepare for union contract negotiations, county taxpayers might soon be bracing for higher property taxes.

TAGS: collective bargaining, Kane County, labor, salaries, unions

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

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

In this Illinois town, every day is Small Business Saturday

By Amanda McDonald

11/25/2017

Sitting astride the Fox River, the city of Geneva is home to a bustling downtown district in a state that’s notoriously tough on small businesses.

TAGS: jobs, small business

Kane County

Bill would let wrongly arrested clear their names without paying

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

Pritzker ‘fair tax’ could hike taxes on typical Kane County family by nearly $900

Bipartisan anti-corruption bill bottled up in Illinois Senate

Illinois development authority ends payments to official’s side business following Institute investigation

Retired Kane County water district employee has banked $3.5M in pension payments

Property tax bills hit Kane County mailboxes

Union pay raise could force Kane County property tax hike

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

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