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We people in Illinois are in the heart of the State that most exemplifies Big Government. We as a people vote for people that are in the process of fighting felony charges, people that say they will raise your taxes when elected, and people that blame crime on everything but the true cause which is [...]

February 11, 1992|By Edmund S. Tijerina Prodded by the Frankfort Square Homeowners Association, the Frankfort Square Park District-which covers virtually the same area as the association- will ask voters in March if they will agree to increase their taxes to cover the costs of their legal dispute. The conflict between the homeowners and Frankfort began [...]

The Village of Homer Glen is run by an elected Board and Mayor. Their job is to represent the residents. They were not elected to do extreme things that are very controversial like buy the Dunn Farm, and now pass a $50,000,000 bond for buying the water company, putting sewers in unincorporated Homer Township, and [...]

SOME WILL APPRECIATE THIS, AND SOME WILL NOT. HOWEVER,ALL OF IT IS TRUE. After three years of Obama …. Here’s your change! January 2009 TODAY % chg Source Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.44 84% 1 Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43.48 $99.02 127.7% 2 Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38.74 $91.38 [...]

The Second amendment is under attack on a daily basis. It was not designed to give hunters the right to hunt. It was to give us the citizen the means to protect our rights from others which include the government, and mobs. Assault weapons do have a purpose if your life is threatened by a [...]

July 21 the Homer/Lockport Tea Party along with Americans for Prosperity and the Joliet Tax Day Tea Party held a Hands Off My Healthcare Rally.  Each speaker spoke from their professional and personal views as to why Obamacare must be repealed and of course replaced.  Below are videos from the event, to watch any of [...]

Hands off our Health Care Rally Hand Off My Health Care Rally Saturday July 21st – Doors open at 9:30 – 10am start time The affordable Health Care Tax is the worst of Obama’s Intolerable Acts Join Americans for Prosperity and the Will County Tea Party Alliance in our battle to rid us of this [...]

Total Dollars needed (taxed) by each tax district (levy) = Total amount of dollars collected by property owners in each district   The tax rate = the percent each property owner must pay to get the money needed by each District (Based on State formulas used by the assessor called assessed value)   Not increasing [...]

Party guests from left to right: Tim Geithner, John Kerry, KSM, Oprah, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Axelrod, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Party Crashers #1, Rahm Emanuel, Eric Holder, Party Crashers #2, Harry Reid, John Edwards, Bluto, Andy Stern, Bill Clinton, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Barney Frank, Kevin Jennings Statues left to right: Che Guevara, [...]

From beautiful Homer Glen, I am thinking about the numerous taxes I pay that drain me of my ability to save for a rainy day, and spend on “things”. As a resident of Homer Glen in Will County, one such tax is the 1.25% sales tax imposed on me for the Regional Transit Authority (RTA). [...]