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Letter to Editor: Stimulus Check to Pay Property Tax Increase

There is short letter to the editor today in the Daily Herald, but provides a very poignant point. That point is that taxes are so high now that even the stimulus package aimed at reviving the economy is being used to pay tax increases of the never ending taxes levied by government entities. [...]

Grayslakes District 46 Votes to Support Tax Increase

Grayslakes District 46 voted last night 5-2 to support putting a 1% sales tax increase on the ballot this November. The two members voting against this tax increase were Jill Rohrer and Kristin Coe Peek. Please send them a thank you note. It is a shame that the other board members who [...]

Grayslake Schools May Ask Voters to Approve Tax

With families already reeling from high taxes, the Grayslake 46 School Board is looking ot join the ranks of other Lake County schools in asking for another tax hike. [Emphasis mine]

          

Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members were the latest to discuss the proposal Monday night, giving it mixed reviews. The board will vote by month’s [...]

Families Reeling From Endless Taxes

There was a very good letter to the editor about how families are reeling from endless taxes by James Melchin. This letter was published on 5/3. [Emphasis mine]

          

The topic was the endless taxes imposed on us by our county, state and federal governments.
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First, Illinois has grown at half the rate of our neighboring [...]

Lauzen to Hold Property Tax Forum

State Sen. Chris Lauzen will be holding a property tax forum Monday, May 12 from 7 – 8:30 pm at the Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville. (Hat tip: Daily Herald) [Emphasis mine]
As property tax bills begin to appear in mailboxes throughout Kane and Kendall counties, state Sen. Chris Lauzen, an [...]