July 5th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in
Below is a collection of the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition’s media hits since August 2008:
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 for property taxes
11/17/2009 …
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.
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.
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.
April 21st, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in TIF Property Taxes, Transportation
Yet the leftists of this country at some point fell head over heels in ideological love with trains.
March 23rd, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Education, Public Safety
The Village Board really needs to take a hard look on where to make cuts and where to spend money. The SRO program needs to stay. Safety should remain the priority.
March 13th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Taxes, Transportation
As a Schaumburg resident, I am alarmed that our local leaders find no problem partaking in the debt-financed “stimulus” spending craze.
March 9th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Media Hits
A profile on Brian Costin and the Schaumburg Freedom Coaltion in the Daily Herald from March 9th, 2009.
March 8th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Features, Taxes
Area residents have only one opportunity, a March 24, 2009 Schaumburg Village Hall public hearing, to stop the $120 Million property tax increase proposed by Mayor Al Larson and the Village trustees.
February 24th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog
Notes on Village board meeting agenda. The meeting begins at 8:00 PM at the Village Hall. Public comments are welcome
February 20th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Features, Taxes, Transparency
Did you know that Schaumburg has instituted 369 tax and fee increases over the past year? That’s more than one tax or fee increase for every day of the year!
February 16th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Transparency
There is no TIF district page on the Village of Schaumburg website. They do not detail how the money is being spent, for what purposes, and who is receiving the money. This is a recipe for waste and fraud.
February 16th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Public Safety
Technically the fight is not yet over to remove the red light cameras from Schaumburg. To finalize the changes in policy, the issue is anticipated to be voted on at the next Schaumburg board meeting. Here is the information.
February 3rd, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Features, Transparency
From 2005 to 2008, the number of Village of Schaumburg employees making $100k+ has skyrocketed from 30 to 110 employees. This represents a 266% increase in 100k+ employees in only 3 years.
January 27th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Features, Transparency
Less than 48 hours after the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition launched the Schaumburg Transparency Project web page and posted key documents online, the Village of Schaumburg followed suit and posted the same reports to their publication website.