By: Diane Benjamin From the Illinois Comptroller’s website: Source: http://warehouse.illinoiscomptroller.com/ProcessSearchResults.cfm?AFRDesiredData=Revenues&Code=064/095/31&CFY=2016&Menu=Yes&PrintIt=No For the year ending 3/31/2016 Notes: Normal is relying on Property and Sales Taxes more than they previously did. Bloomington has claimed that declining Utility Tax receipts means a decreasing population. Is Normal shrinking? Licenses and Permits aren’t growing. . . .
By: Diane Benjamin Last July I compared taxes in Bloomington to Champaign: http://blnnews.com/2015/07/30/taxes-how-about-the-truth/ Champaign doesn’t tax everything possible like Bloomington. Here is Peoria: http://www.peoriagov.org/content/uploads/2012/11/Tax_Rate_Schedule.pdf Peoria, Illinois 1.50% County of Peoria, Illinois .50% Infrastructure Maintenance Fee 1% Gas & LP: Peoria, Illinois 1.50% County of Peoria, Illinois .50% City of Peoria MF (remitted directly to City) […]
Note: Hales claims the tax numbers are from May. Not all these taxes are. This year the City notes on the report how many months are reflected. Last year they didn’t. See the original document at the link below for more information. By: Diane Benjamin From the August 10, 2015 City Council meeting – Watch […]
By: Diane Benjamin When I moved to this area in 1980 if Democrats wanted to get elected they had to run as Republicans. Nobody here then would ever elect a Democrat. Some of those “pretend” Republicans are still in office. Today it’s hard to tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans. Big time Republican Matt […]
by: Diane Benjamin For decades, when buying a car from a dealer, the finance manager pulled out a pre-numbered Sales Tax form, filled in the information and had the customer sign it. The dealer then had 20 days to submit the form and taxes to the State. Illinois was the only state I know of […]
