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How would legislation requiring full-day kindergarten affect suburban schools?

By Jake Griffin
May 29, 2023 8:36 AM - If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a bill requiring full-day kindergarten in all elementary and unit school districts in four years, at least nine suburban districts would be affected. That's according to a Daily Herald analysis of 80 suburban school district kindergarten offerings in five counties.
Why some suburban park districts rely more on property taxes than others

May 13, 2023 5:19 PM - Only 23% of South Barrington Park District's annual revenues come from property taxes while in Oakbrook Terrace taxpayers cover nearly 90%. Why are some park districts more reliant on property taxes than others?
Dispensing too much -- or too little: 8% of suburban gas pump lines failed inspection last year

Apr 29, 2023 5:03 PM - More than 8% of suburban gas pump lines failed inspection last year for dispensing the number of gallons of gas as indicated in the pump's display, according to state records. But that's still the best rate over the past five years.
What are these suburban townships doing with all that extra cash?

By Jake Griffin
Apr 22, 2023 5:14 PM - Nineteen suburban townships have enough money in reserve to cover annual expenses for more than a year, including four that have enough saved up to cover operating costs for more than two years. Why?
Could taxing services like landscaping, salons, pet grooming lower other tax rates in Illinois?

Apr 18, 2023 11:18 AM - Why some believe modernizing the state's sales tax policy to include service-based businesses like landscaping, pet grooming and auto mechanics could ultimately reduce tax rates throughout Illinois.
How much in COVID-19 grant funds did suburban businesses get, and what more is coming?

Apr 1, 2023 5:18 PM - Suburban businesses have received 37% of the more than half a billion dollars in COVID-19 relief grants issued by the state so far, and more money is being made available this month.
How a controversial law allows local governments to recapture refunded property taxes

By Jake Griffin
Mar 27, 2023 6:56 AM - Hundreds of taxing bodies throughout the suburbs now can reclaim millions of dollars in refunded property taxes thanks to a controversial law passed nearly unanimously by the state legislature two years ago.
Did suburbs get their fair share of state's park improvement grants?

Mar 6, 2023 1:29 PM - More than 200 parks groups throughout Illinois applied for a share of nearly $60 million in state grants largely funded by suburban real estate transfer taxes this year, but several suburban districts came up empty.
What's up with state-funded capital projects in the suburbs? Inflation, supply issues create delays

By Jake Griffin
Feb 18, 2023 5:24 PM - More than 50 state-funded capital improvement projects throughout the suburbs are among hundreds that have been hampered by inflation and supply chain issues, leading to delays and increased costs.
Why Illinois is having a hard time filling state government jobs

By Jake Griffin
Feb 15, 2023 12:46 PM - Illinois lost nearly 2% of its state government workforce from 2020 to 2022 and has about 8,000 open positions, a similar predicament experts say most states are dealing with as part of a nationwide labor shortage.

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