The Lake Villa Elementary District 41 was planning to close Pleviak Elementary school this summer. Instead they have now reached a tentative agreement with Round Lake District 116 to rent the school to them. Here are the details as outlined by Round Lake Area News: Relocation of all RLAS-116 Kindergarten students from the Early Education […]
Which school districts tax the most per student?
January 23, 2014 by 1 Comment
When it comes to his school district’s finances, Addison Elementary District 4 Superintendent John Langton is fully aware of the shortcomings of his property tax base. The district will collect nearly $28.7 million in property taxes this year. But spread among the 4,151 students, that’s just $6,907 per pupil. That’s far below the average of […]
Amanda Mancke Wants to Raise Your Taxes
January 15, 2014 by 10 Comments
Amanda Mancke is running against Mark Batinick in the 97th State Representative seat, vacated by Tom Cross’ run for State Treasurer. Mancke had been endorsed by the IEA (Illinois Education Association), the largest lobbyist in the state. “As a lifelong educator and IEA member, I am honored to have the support of the Illinois Education […]
Funding Schools - Getting It Right
May 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
Earlier this year, a Senate Republican analysis revealed a large and unequal balance in how Illinois funds schools in downstate and suburban regions compared to the City of Chicago. The study showed that while the Chicago Public School System educates about 18 percent of the public school students in Illinois, it receives nearly half of […]
McSweeney “Respectfully” Asks Madigan for Tax Bill Vote
May 13, 2013 by 6 Comments
A House GOP lawmaker is calling on House Speaker Michael Madigan to release a property tax bill amendment from a key House panel. State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) is seeking to spring his amendment to legislation, Senate Bill 1937, to give Illinois residents living within township governments a 2-year property tax levy freeze, from […]
Pension Shift is Still Alive and Well in Springfield
May 12, 2013 by 3 Comments
The pension shift is still alive and well in Springfield. Both the Springfield Journal Register and the Daily Herald reported that Speaker Michael Madigan says there will be a pension shift. Springfield Journal Register: Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan made it clear Thursday that he will pursue a proposal to shift the cost of downstate […]
Some unhappy with change in Lake County tax appeal rules
April 23, 2013 by 7 Comments
By Nick Przybyciel, Special to the Tribune After moving to Lake County in 2009, real estate broker Michael Carbone made friends by trying to save them money. “I started going around, door-to-door, helping my neighbors fight their property tax bills,” said Carbone, now a member of District 46 school board in Grayslake. “I had maybe […]
Proof of How the Grayslake D46 School Board Raised Taxes
April 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
When it comes to levies and budgets, there is always some fuzzy math involved. In this case the Grayslake D46 Board and Adminstration claimed to have frozen the levy, when in fact they raised it. Of course they perpetuate the lie that they didn’t raise taxes even though it has been revealed this was false. […]
Chicago Schools Free Lunch Paid For By Suburban and Downstate Taxpayers
March 14, 2013 by 6 Comments
The Senate Republicans released a study on the school funding in Illinois. This was done in response to statements about downstate and suburban schools districts getting a “free lunch”. It turns out the opposite is true, Chicago Schools are getting the free lunch as shown in the graphic above. A thorough review of the data […]
Will Grayslake D46 Finish What They Started, i.e. Not Increase Taxes?
March 7, 2013 by 4 Comments
The Grayslake District 46 Board voted to freeze their levy in December. They did not want to raise taxes during this struggling economy. However, they actually did raise taxes. I pointed this out to board members the following day and have been waiting to see when the board would tell the public. I even mentioned this […]
