The Illinois General Assembly is looking to pass a bill that earmarks $166.5 million for various projects in lawmakers home districts across the state.
McHenry County’s 19 police and fire pension funds paid out a total of $12,565,540 in benefits to 246 retirees and inactive recipients in 2016 while gaining $287,890 on their investments, according to a McHenry Times analysis of the funds' mandated financial filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance.
Sen. Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) argued on Tuesday that if Illinois wants true property tax reform, it can't leave out the most important person: the taxpayer.