Tag: tax increases

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

More expensive to live in Bl-Normal than close cities

by:  Diane Benjamin MANY government agencies in Bloominton-Normal want to raise your taxes.  There is talk about raising Sales Taxes, Utility Taxes, and Gas Taxes.  Some people have compared the Utility tax in Bloomington to other area cities and found it to be lower – so let’s raise it.  Maybe they should consider something else: […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Attn: Chenoa

Do you know this will appear on your ballot in April? Shall the City of Chenoa impose a Non-Home Rule Municipal Retailers’ Occupation Tax and Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax (Commonly referred to as a “municipal sales tax”) at the rate of 0.75% for expenditure on municipal operations, public infrastructure, and property tax relief? […]