A political action committee says the candidacy of Plainfield state House candidate Mica Freeman is part of a scheme by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to keep suburban property taxes high.
Madigan is almost entirely financing Freeman's campaign. He has given her $327,960 in all, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
A direct mail piece sent to House District 97 voters by Liberty Principles PAC describes what it calls the Freeman-Madigan Fix, claiming Madigan requires that candidates he supports oppose suburban property tax caps "so he can continue making millions as a property tax appeals attorney."
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"If Mike Madigan pays for it, he owns it," the mail piece says.
House District 97 covers all or part of Plainfield, Shorewood and Oswego.
Madigan earns a living appealing high property taxes, for which he receives a percentage of the reduction. A 2017 analysis found that his law firm, Madigan & Getzendanner, won cuts of $70 million for its clients between 2008 and 2016.
Liberty Principles PAC, which is supporting Freeman's opponent, Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield), is pushing a hard, 1 percent of home value property tax cap. A home valued at $250,000 would have a bill of $2,500 per year, under its plan.
Daniel K. Proft, founder and president of Liberty Principles PAC, is a principal of Local Government Information Services, which publishes the Will County Gazette.
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