WoodfordTaxFacts.org - The Truth Detector

Library “friends”

2019-03-22T14:06:00.000-05:00

https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/local-referenda-and-the-search-for-straw.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FbYHz+%28Illinois+Review%29

Atlanta Library

2017-09-24T12:45:00.002-05:00

http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/atlanta-public-library-officials-lie-to-the-public/

Too Many Taxing Authorities

2017-05-21T09:47:00.003-05:00

John Phipps, on "U.S. Farm Report", responds to a viewer query: CS 17 May 17 too much government Loyal viewer Marty Wittig from Leaf River, Illinois touches on an IL problem with national implications. “Less than 22% of the eligible voters turned out for the last election April 4th in my county of Ogle Count. That is disgusting. Some

Souther Ill. Property Tax Rates

2017-05-03T08:18:00.000-05:00

Southern Illinois’ wide range of property taxesMAY 2, 2017 AT 4:25 PMfrom Illinois Policy | Illinois' comeback story starts here by Brendan Bakala When it comes to property taxes in southern Illinois, homeowners face a wide variety of rates. Though not as expensive as the record-high property tax rates in the greater Chicago area, property taxes are still a significant

Prepare ye for "sweet" tax

2017-05-02T15:47:00.003-05:00

https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/05/can-small-business-prepare-next-soda-tax.html Government officials in places like Philadelphia and Seattle think the new revenue from a soda tax is sweet, but small businesses are the ones that will absorb the cost and they’ve soured on the idea. The COO of Canada Dry Delaware Valley recently claimed the tax was responsible for a 45 percent

The PTELL "Boogeyman"

2017-04-02T08:52:00.002-05:00

http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/ptell-the-political-boogeyman-during-elections/

2016 Ballot Initiatives Results

2016-11-11T16:18:00.001-06:00

2016 Ballot Initiatives: Largely Positive Results for Taxpayers While the presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump garnered much of the media’s attention, taxpayers scored some significant victories on consequential ballot measures decided at the state and local level, with some notable exceptions. Earlier this fall, National Taxpayers Union issued its 2016 Ballot

2015-02-03T05:41:00.001-06:00

In our rush to proclaim Community Colleges as the "solution" to our higher education dilemna let's not forget that, unlike State Colleges and private colleges the burden for these facilities rests squarely on the local property tax payer. Is it any wonder that the state and federal governments LOVE community colleges? Shifting students there shifts the costs to the "yokels".

2013-05-25T12:04:00.000-05:00

NEARLY 10,000 ILLINOIS PUBLIC SECTOR PENSIONERS MAKE $100K A YEAR OR MORE By Ulysses Arn - Illinois is broke, and an analysis of the states pensions by Taxpayers United of America shows us why - 9,900 public sector pensioners make $100,000 a year or more. Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released the results of its annual study of the top government pensions in the

2013-05-11T11:14:00.001-05:00

southtownstar Kadner: A travesty of a mockery of a sham By Phil Kadner pkadner@southtownstar.com Last Modified: May 11, 2013 12:10AM Mike Madigan really wants to raise suburban property tax bills. “This is going to happen,” the speaker of the Illinois House said last week, referring to the shift in funding pensions for suburban teachers from the state to local school

2013-05-10T18:37:00.002-05:00

Kadner: A factor in multiplying tax confusion By Phil Kadner pkadner@southtownstar.com Last Modified: May 10, 2013 05:26PM There may be someone who can explain how the property tax is calculated in Cook County, but chances are you wouldn’t want to talk to him. The property tax is probably the chief gripe of people who live and own businesses in the suburbs. Nobody understands how it’s

2013-05-06T13:53:00.000-05:00

Vote ‘No’ on Knox Community Schools’ Property Tax Increase Referendum! MAY 6, 2013, 12:35 PM from National Taxpayers United of Illinois by admin CHICAGO—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) is working with taxpayers in Indiana’s Knox Community School District to oppose the district’s property-tax-increase referendum that will appear on the district’s May 7, 2013 ballot. “This

2013-05-01T17:40:00.000-05:00

Your Federal Tax Dollars At Work In Aurora...MAY 1, 2013, 12:58 AMfrom ILLINOIZE by OneMan A bit over two years ago Aurora got some federal money ($117,400) to buy and put up two smaller wind turbines to power two sets of stoplights on the east side of town.The two turbines have been up for a while and as someone who drives by them both virtually every day I as well as others

We're Back!

2013-04-17T15:58:00.000-05:00

With the recent defeat of the Woodford County ballot initiative proposing a 1percent "Facility Sales Tax" it has occurred to us that this site should be dusted off and updated for future property tax battles. Stay tuned.

Can You See Me Now?

2010-05-27T07:04:00.002-05:00