Considering the economic recession and the increased taxes the Village of Schaumburg has ALREADY asked local residents and businesses to pay in recent years, is it really a good idea to raise taxes yet again?

At the heart of Costin’s plan was a requirement that all new taxes as well as increases above the rate of inflation would require the approval of voters by referendum.

Across all funds Village of Schaumburg expenditures are set to skyrocket from $190.4 million to $233.8M in just one year, a shocking 22.8% in just one year!

Despite recent reports of an imminent sale it looks like the Schaumburg Flyers are in some pretty serious legal trouble.

Please call 630-589-9240 or email bcostin@schaumburgfreedom.com. Anonymity and confidentiality are guaranteed.

Schaumburg’s Hotel tax rate is the highest in the area at 14%, and threatens the long term future of the hotel industry.

It is a huge mistake for government to run what should be a private business. This is gross mismanagement and a huge waste of taxpayer money.

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?

The company awarded multiple lobbying contracts by the Village of Schaumburg board & Mayor Larson made a direct donation to Larson’s campaign fund. A clear conflict of interest.

Bad government policy in Schaumburg has destroyed 1,600 local jobs and over $150 million in downstream economic activity in the local economy every year.

It’s time to privatize & sell the Schaumburg Trolley. To provide a business friendly environment and promote economic development in Schaumburg the best policies to pursue are to limit unnecessary government spending & lower taxes.

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

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.

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.