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

Brian Costin, President of the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition, was a guest Wednesday, Aug. 12 on “Chicago Tonight,” the Chicago-area’s premier public-affairs broadcast program.

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.

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

Mr. Costin said that for the sake of the people of Schaumburg and the taxpayers, he hopes that none of the Village Board members and trustees will support this project.

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 for property taxes

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

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• @DeRoinMotah it's 10% retail and 12% for restaurants in Schaumburg. Way Too high! We need a rollback! in reply to DeRoinMotah #
• @sators I need help in getting these documents picked up by google & other search engines.

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• RT @ZackKitzmiller: Congrats to all AI Schaumburg Graduates of Today. #
• RT @hideoutchicago nice @posthoneymoon by Ted Cox in Daily Herald ~ Schaumburg's Post Honeymoon to play at Hideout http://bit.ly/hoPHDH #
• Schaumburg Mayor Larson's Billion $ Airport Blight

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• Schaumburg-Hoffman Rotary makes good on pledge to support new children's hospital http://ow.ly/eDcU via @dailyherald #
• It's time for charities to be frugal, too http://ow.ly/eD8E Daily Herald letter by Schaumburg Resident Eve Barson. #
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• Schaumburg Airport is drag, not boon to economy. Destroys 1,700 jobs and $150 Million per year. @DailyHerald http://ow.ly/e8ou #

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• Schaumburg Transparency Project: New Village Board Meeting Packet 3/10 online. http://ow.ly/dIm2 #Transparency #twill #

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• Schaumburg Transparency Project: New Village Board Meeting Packet 3/10 online. http://ow.ly/dIm2 #Transparency #twill #

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• Eating @cooper's hawk in S. Barrington 11.5% high tax but still less than Schaumburg's 12%. (via @BrianCostin) #
• @amberportercox I call it Guerrilla Transparency. Even if the government resists #transparency, we can still achieve it. #
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