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A Novel Approach to Budget Planning
In the last few years, the federal government and many state governments have used a similar approach to dealing with the economic downturn: higher taxes and more government spending. Governor Quinn’s proposed tax hikes and his $31 billion Illinois Jobs …
Model Leadership in Geneva
Citizen activist, Robert McQuillan, 52,has participated in school board meetings for seven years and questioned board members about taxes and spending. Now, he has successfully persuaded School District 304 to post its check registry online.
The Kane County Chronicle covered …
District 150 - Open for Business?
A concerned taxpayer and parent writes in the Peoria Journal about School District 150 opening up its books and letting the public see and better understand how it spends the community’s tax dollars. Scott Donahue makes some solid points — …
On death and taxes
Ben Franklin was right.
He was right on a great many things, from jesting that he and his associates had achieved a republic “if you can keep it,” to his statement that the only things certain in life are death …
Transparency could help Country Club Hills residents stay in their homes
Homeowners in the village of Country Club Hills are upset that their property taxes are increasing by a whopping 45 percent. The mayor says that new assessments from Cook County are to blame, but the county assessor says that his …
