Category Archives: mike madigan
COOK COUNTY HOME VALUES DOWN 31%, PROPERTY TAXES UP 22% SINCE 2007
Cook County homeowners have yet to recover much of the home value they lost after the 2007 housing market crash. But that hasn’t stopped county homeowners’ property tax bills from climbing. Average home prices in Cook County are 31% lower … Continue reading
John Coli is Cooked
Smh. Prostitutes. Free booze. Surrounding himself with young women. All on workers’ dimes — yes the CCDOC per capita tax to the Joint Council helped fund this man, Coli. Think about that: you’re slaving away in a sweaty jail trying … Continue reading
Illinois Home Values down 21% and Property Taxes Up 7 % Since 2007
Illinois homeowners still have yet to recover much of the home value they lost after the housing market crash. But that hasn’t stopped those homeowners’ property tax bills from climbing. Average home prices in Illinois are still 21% lower today … Continue reading
Needle Exchange Legislation Adopted By Illinois will litter streets, playgrounds with dirty needles, reports show
Dirty needles littering Illinois sidewalks and playgrounds will almost certainly be one of the side effects of legislation establishing a statewide needle exchange program for intravenous drug users, news reports of exchange programs in other states show. The bill, SB … Continue reading
Norridge Taxpayers Need To Repeal Home Rule To Curtail Out Of Control Taxation by Village Government
As Norridge Improvement Party regime leader James Chmura flees from being Village President effective June 30th, he has proposed a Village property tax levy for 2020 of $2.1 million. That’s a 32% increase from 2019’s $1.6 million, which itself was a 35% increase over … Continue reading
Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens was Named to the Illinois State House 20th District
Congratulations State Rep.Brad Stephens !!! Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens was named representative of the Illinois State House 20th District before a crowd at Moretti’s restaurant in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood Saturday morning (June 29). Stephens replaces Michael McAuliffe, who announced … Continue reading
Illinois Will See An Expansion Of Sales Tax on 1/1/2020
Illinoisans will pay higher sales taxes on online purchases starting next year. On Jan. 1, 2020, an expansion of the state’s sales tax will take effect, which will require online marketplaces that facilitate sales between third-party users, such as Etsy and eBay, … Continue reading