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Schaumburg Convention Center Due a Serious Review

March 5th, 2010  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Corporate Welfare, Features

The time is ripe for a top-to-bottom review of the convention center/hotel by a probing Village Board or independent citizen committee.

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SFC’s President to Run for Schaumburg Mayor

January 12th, 2010  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features

Sign up for our newsletter here to stay informed of my campaign for Schaumburg Mayor and all of the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition’s activities fighting wasteful spending and high taxes in Schaumburg.

Sunday’s Daily Herald cover story broke the…

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Rebuttal to Village of Schaumburg’s Pro-Property Tax Flyer (Part 2)

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.

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Village of Schaumburg Officials

November 22nd, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog

Village President Al Larson
Village of Schaumburg
101 Schaumburg Court
Schaumburg, Illinois 60193
alarson@ci.schaumburg.il.us
847.923.4704

Village Manager Ken Fritz
Village of Schaumburg
101 Schaumburg Court
Schaumburg, Illinois 60193
kfritz@ci.schaumburg.il.us
847.923.4705

Trustee Marge

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Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson to Hike Property Taxes

November 18th, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features, Taxes

Mayor Larson is addicted to Tax & Spend Big Government. It really is time for a change of leadership at the top.

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Schaumburg Sales Tax Rollback Effort Presents 1,250+ Signatures to Village Board

October 27th, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features, Taxes

Over 1,250 signatures to roll back Schaumburg’s home rule sales taxes, including over 600 from Schaumburg residents, have been collected by the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition.

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Time for Property Tax Transparency in Schaumburg

August 17th, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features, Transparency

We hope the Village changes their minds on transparency. After all, why should they fear an informed citizenry?

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SFC’s Cost Savings Tip #2 – Schaumburg Airport Repairs

August 5th, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features, Taxes

Don’t expand or fix up Schaumburg Airport at taxpayers expense, privatize and sell it.

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Red Light Cameras

July 27th, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog

The Schaumburg Freedom Coalition has been fighting against red light cameras in Schaumburg since August 2008, even before the cameras were put up. On July 14th, 2009 the cameras at Woodfield and Meacham Road were finally pulled down and all plans…

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Questions about Schaumburg’s Red Light Camera Program

July 21st, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features, Public Safety

So why did the Village create a program to solve a problem which never existed?

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Was Schaumburg Scammed By Red Speed, Elected Officials On Red Light Cameras?

July 10th, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features, Public Safety

Why did the Village Board and Mayor Larson choose to listen to the slick salespeople of the Red Speed company instead of the informed citizens of Schaumburg?

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Media Hits

July 5th, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog

Below is a collection of the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition’s media hits since August 2008:

Television Interviews

2/7/2010 Fox Chicago News
State Lawmakers Seek to Re-Write Red Light Camera Rules

11/25/2009 ABC-Chicago Nightly News
Schaumburg trustees vote

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Schaumburg Mayor Ignored Red Light Camera Warnings

July 1st, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Features, Public Safety

So what changed in Schaumburg that caused Mayor Larson to reverse his position 180 degrees? Two words. Political Pressure.

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Schaumburg Should Lead By Example on Sales Taxes

June 23rd, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features, Taxes

Many local elected officials, including Schaumburg’s own Mayor Larson & Village Trustees, share in the blame for Cook County having the highest retail taxes in the country.

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Mayor Larson’s Billion Dollar Airport Blight

May 9th, 2009  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Features, Taxes, Transportation

The cumulative costs of Schaumburg’s airport policies over the last decade-and-a-half certainly surpass more than a billion dollars in lost economic prosperity for its citizens.

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