1,400% property tax hikes in Montgomery County on hold

By Dylan Sharkey

12/03/2024

Montgomery County notified some residents they will not be facing 1,400% property tax hikes as originally planned. The sticker shock stemmed from a 2007 law.

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Some Montgomery County residents see 1,400% property tax hike

By Dylan Sharkey

11/22/2024

Residents in Central Illinois are feeling sticker shock from exponential property tax growth. One woman’s $756 property tax bill is skyrocketing to $10,000 in one year.

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Montgomery County superintendents consider sales-tax hike

By Brian Costin

12/01/2014

Superintendents in Nokomis Community School District 22 are gearing up to push for a county-wide sales-tax hike.

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Beyond degrees: Empowering Illinoisans through career-first education

Published June 3, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The best path to empowerment and success, especially for poor people, is work. Work allows us to prosper while providing dignity, upward mobility, the means to support ourselves and create value for others. It’s how we become thriving members of our community. Central to this process is our education...

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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