Schaumburg Politics
December 22nd, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Features, Schaumburg Politics, Taxes
Village employees handed out a flyer that was in direct response to harsh criticism the Village has received in regards to numerous examples of wasteful spending highlighted by the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition over the last few years.
December 22nd, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Features, Schaumburg Politics, Taxes
The citizens of Schaumburg deserve a full account of the truth in regards to this misleading flyer and the below article is part one of the response to the Village’s flyer.
November 2nd, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Features, Public Safety, Schaumburg Politics
Red Speed’s lobbyists are very busy trying to defame a successful citizen-led advocacy model for removing red light cameras.
October 15th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Features, Schaumburg Politics, Taxes
Assuming you actually read SB 1216 & SB 1292, when you voted in favor of them, how could you possibly pass this off to the citizens of Illinois’ 44th House District as being “balanced”?
September 3rd, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Features, Schaumburg Politics, Taxes
Let the politicians see & hear our low tax & fiscal responsibility message!
August 11th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Schaumburg Politics
So what are you waiting for? Write a letter to the editor today and start making a positive impact on your community for the cause of freedom.
July 28th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Corporate Welfare, Features, Schaumburg Politics, TIF Property Taxes, Taxes
The Old Schaumburg Center parking lot plan is completely unnecessary, and an unfair advantage to a privileged few businesses at the expense of all other local taxpayers.
July 6th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Features, Schaumburg Politics
A Fox Chicago News investigation is uncovering more questions at the Cook County Board of Review. That is the agency that handles thousands of property tax appeals. Two months ago, a Fox News report revealed that the State’s Attorney is looking at…
May 21st, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Schaumburg Politics
This Fox News Chicago report by reporter Dane Placko, and the Better Government Association raised some disturbing questions about a number of Cook County employees who are wasting time on the taxpayers dime, including one employee based in…
May 11th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Media Hits, Schaumburg Politics
State Rep. Paul Froehlich and his association with County tax Appeals Board Chairman Joe Berrios and the lowering of assessments in exchange for campaign support and campaign donations
May 8th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Schaumburg Politics, Twitter
Schaumburg Rep. Froehlich accused of appealing taxes for favors. http://ow.ly/5RF8 Here is a SFC story on the subject. http://ow.ly/5RFN
April 20th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Schaumburg Politics
The investigation by the Illinois Review reveals two things: 1. The property tax system is frought with error in accurately caluclating tax obligations and 2) the property tax appeals system system can be quite lucrative for those who learn to navigate the system.
April 9th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Features, Schaumburg Politics, Taxes
Voters truly have had enough with the sky high Cook County tax rates. Schaumburg voters are primed and ready to fight for a reduction in sales taxes
March 19th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Public Safety, Schaumburg Politics, Transportation
Lost in the shuffle of the red light camera debate is a proven method to reduce intersection crashes, extending the duration of yellow lights.
March 19th, 2009 |
by Brian Costin |
published in
Blog, Schaumburg Politics, Taxes
Representatives Paul Froehlich (D-56), Fred Crespo (D-44), and Mark L. Walker (D-66) opposed a bill that would have lowered the sales tax rate in Schaumburg from 10% (second highest in nation to Chicago) to 9%, breaking key campaign pledges in the process.