Audit Reveals 13 Facts About Schaumburg Flyers & Village Relationship

August 22nd, 2010  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Corporate Welfare

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

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Schaumburg Flyers $1.2M Delinquent in Payments, Village Officials Look the Other Way

August 22nd, 2010  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Corporate Welfare, Features

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?

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Village of Schaumburg Mayor, Department Heads “Driving on your Dime”

June 22nd, 2010  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features, Transportation

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.

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Schaumburg’s Costin Slams Cook County Red Light Cameras as Irresponsible

June 8th, 2010  |  by SFC  |  published in Blog, Features, Press Releases, Public Safety

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.

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News Alert: Costin Calls Schaumburg’s Budget Increases Reckless

May 14th, 2010  |  by SFC  |  published in Blog, Features

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.

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Schaumburg’s Out of Control Spending Continues, Expenditure Caps Needed

May 10th, 2010  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features, Taxes

From 1987-2009 Schaumburg’s budget grew 260% faster than population growth + inflation. It is set to grow 20% more from 2009-11.

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Schaumburg Mayor’s Office Spends $6,000 Per Year On Candy

May 9th, 2010  |  by Brian Costin  |  published in Blog, Features

Why should the taxpayers of Schaumburg be forced to subsidize the promotion of politicians? Obviously, the answer is that it shouldn’t.

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Photo Shows Schaumburg Mayor Endorsing Indicted Donor He “Never Met”

April 3rd, 2010  |  by SFC  |  published in Blog, Features, Schaumburg Politics

This news release is from the Brian Costin for Schaumburg Mayor campaign.

Larson Seen in Cracker Barrel Newsletter Picture Endorsing Indicted Degironemo’s Alpha Communications

SCHAUMBURG - Schaumburg Mayor Larson has repeatedly denied to local media outlets any connection…

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Costin Demands Convention Center Transparency & Campaign Reform

March 28th, 2010  |  by SFC  |  published in Blog, Corporate Welfare, Features, Transparency

“I would not take such campaign donations,” Costin said. “We have a very different code of ethics and there’s a big difference between how he runs the village of Schaumburg and how I’d run it.”

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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

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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