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Analysis: Rolling Meadows pay property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 23, 2018

Property owners in Rolling Meadows paid more than 2.6 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: South Barrington pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 23, 2018

Property owners in South Barrington paid nearly 2.6 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Streamwood pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 23, 2018

Property owners in Streamwood paid more than 2.5 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Barrington Hills pays property taxes three times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 22, 2018

Property owners in Barrington Hills paid nearly 3.7 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than three times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Elk Grove Village pays property taxes nearly two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 17, 2018

Property owners in Elk Grove Village paid more than 2.2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in northwest Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Schaumburg pays property taxes more than two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 17, 2018

Property owners in Schaumburg paid nearly 2.5 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Des Plaines pays property taxes nearly two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 17, 2018

Property owners in Des Plaines paid more than two percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Analysis: Park Ridge pays property taxes nearly two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 17, 2018

Property owners in Park Ridge paid more than 2.1 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in NW Cook County from Jan 1. to June 30.

From Prairie State Wire

Property tax trouble?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

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Borrowers in default on student loans after attending colleges in North Suburbs

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 14, 2018

American Intercontinental University, Northwestern University and Judson University are among four-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Niles Nursing & Rehab Center hit with health violations

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 10, 2018

Niles Nursing & Rehab Center, a 304-bed skilled care facility in Niles, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the second quarter of 2018.

Moorings of Arlington Heights hit with health violations

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 9, 2018

Moorings of Arlington Heights, a 160-bed skilled, intermediate and shelter care facility in Arlington Heights, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the second quarter of 2018.

Lexington of Streamwood hit with health violations

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 8, 2018

Lexington of Streamwood, a 214-bed skilled care facility in Streamwood, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the second quarter of 2018.

Golfview Developmental Center hit with health violations

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 7, 2018

Golfview Developmental Center, a 135-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled in Des Plaines, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the second quarter of 2018.

Glenview Terrace hit with health violations

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 6, 2018

Glenview Terrace, a 314-bed skilled care facility in Glenview, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the second quarter of 2018.

Maine West Principal Haugan paid in $358K to teachers pension fund, could collect $7.1 million in retirement

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 5, 2018

Retiring Maine West High School Principal Audrey Haugan saved $358,381 toward her pension over 33 years working for public schools, Illinois Teachers' Retirement Fund (TRS) records show.

Madigan spends $74K in July to boost former Rep. Mark Walker

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 30, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democratic Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $74,118 in July contributions to Mark Walker, a Democrat running against Eddie Corrigan to replace retiring Rep. David Harris (R-Arlington Heights) in the 53rd House District.

Madigan spends $71K in July to boost Rolling Meadows Democrat State House hopeful Trevor

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 30, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $71,788 in July contributions to Maggie Trevor, a Democrat running for the Illinois House of Representatives against incumbent Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine).

North Suburbs fire agency receives fire safety funds

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 25, 2018

The Hoffman Estates Fire Department was the only firefighting agency in North Suburbs to receive state grants this week for safety equipment.

From Prairie State Wire

St. Louis-Metro East has top ‘underwater’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.