The Schaumburg Septemberfest Labor Day Parade is just around the corner and we would like to invite you to come walk with us to support Brian’s campaign for Mayor of Schaumburg.

Collection of moments from the Illinois Turnaround Tour visit to Schaumburg, IL, which took place on August 24, 2010.

13 alarming facts about the Schaumburg Flyers and the Village of Schaumburg’s relationship revealed in an audit performed by the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition.

Why have Village officials looked the other way for the last 9 years, and perhaps longer, while the Schaumburg Flyers repeatedly defaulted on their obligations to the taxpayers?

This page contains documents from the Schaumburg Flyers Financial Investigation.

I thought I would share this very interesting survey commissioned by the Illinois Policy Institute. It turns out a lot of people in Illinois (Democrats, Republican, and Independents) think a lot like me. Here are the results:

A large majority…

The Illinois Turnaround Tour is stopping in Schaumburg on Tuesday, August 24, and you’re invited to join us.

An 6-month follow up audit of the Schaumburg Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed that still only 4 of 18 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.

An audit of the Hanover Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed only 1 of 12 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.

The average teacher’s salary in District 211 is $93,000 per year – the 3rd highest in the state – yet academically the schools rank 69th.

Schaumburg’s Mayor Al Larson and Village Manager Ken Fritz are paid the 2nd highest monthly car stipend out of 158 governmental agencies in the North, West and Northwest suburbs at $693/month.

Cook County should stop treating its citizens as cash machines. The real issue is about government agencies making dubious safety claims and profiting off of red light cameras.

A recent report from the Daily Herald revealed the cash starved Village of Schaumburg that passed a monumental new municipal property tax has found $750K in cash for “historical preservation”.

As families and businesses in the 56th District and Cook County face rising unemployment, the specter of a 33% state income tax increase, and the rising cost of living, the last thing we need is to keep the final remaining piece of the unjust Stroger Sales Tax Increase,” added Higgins.

Costin has pledged to repeal the property tax and enact laws that would require any future tax hike proposals to be voted on by the citizens of Schaumburg via referendum.