Will County Gazette

Analysis: Crete pays property taxes nearly three times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Property owners in Crete paid nearly 3.3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly three times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Will County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Tinley Park pays property taxes nearly four times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Property owners in Tinley Park paid more than 4.6 of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly four times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Will County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Channahon pays property taxes nearly two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Property owners in Channahon paid more than 2.2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Will County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Bolingbrook pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Property owners in Bolingbrook paid nearly 2.7 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Will County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Plainfield pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Property owners in Plainfield paid more than 2.5 of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Will County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Shorewood pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Property owners in Shorewood paid more than 2.4 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Will County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Naperville pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Property owners in Naperville paid more than 2.4 of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Will County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Joliet pays property taxes nearly two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Property owners in Joliet paid nearly 2.2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Will County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Aurora pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Property owners in Aurora paid nearly 2.9 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Will County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Madigan backs Frankfort’s Matthew J. Hunt with $750

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $750 to Frankfort State House candidate Matthew J. Hunt between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Madigan backs Lockport’s John Connor with $3,031

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $3,031 to Lockport State House candidate John Connor between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.

2018 Will County Property Tax Report: Tinley Park, Crete, Monee, New Lenox have top prop tax bills

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 24, 2018

Tire shop owner Frank Aleman and his marketing executive wife, Jessica, are selling their five bedroom, four bath, 2,800 square-foot ranch on five wooded acres at 3245 E. Buried Oak Drive in Willowbrook, a community in unincorporated Crete Township abutting the Indiana border.

From Kankakee Times

State Report: Madigan backs Bradley's Lisa Dugan with $71,020

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $71,020 to Bradley State House candidate Lisa Dugan between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.

State Report: Madigan backs Plainfield Mica Freeman with $96,901

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 24, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $96,901 to Plainfield State House candidate Mica Freeman between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.

From Prairie State Wire

Property tax trouble?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Have a story you’d like to share concerning your property tax bill?

Borrowers in default on student loans after attending colleges in Will County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 14, 2018

Governors State University, Lewis University and University of St. Francis are among four-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Parc at Joliet hit with health violations

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 6, 2018

Parc at Joliet, a 203-bed skilled care facility in Joliet, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the second quarter of 2018.

Madigan spends $66K in July to boost Plainfield Democrat State House hopeful Carnahan-Freeman

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 30, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $66,849 in July contributions to Mica Carnahan-Freeman, a Democrat running for the Illinois State House of Representatives against incumbent Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield).

2 fire agencies from Will County receive fire safety funds

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 25, 2018

The Park Forest Fire Department was among two firefighting agencies in Will County to receive state grants this week for safety equipment.

From Lake County Gazette

Republican Hultgren’s war chest outpaces Underwood’s in 14th Congressional race

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Though Democrat Lauren Underwood surged in fundraising in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District during the second quarter, Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren’s campaign war chest surpasses his opponent’s by more than $360,000, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) reports.