As the March 1 due date approaches for Cook County property owners to pay their First Installment 2023 tax bills, I encourage people to pay online. It’s more convenient — and much safer. People who still pay their bills by mailing a check are at risk of falling prey to[Read More…]
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The Weeks | Feb. 11: Thornton Township referendum, many meetings, Abe Lincoln at Flossmoor library, history of DQ at Homewood library
THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at the James Hart School media center, 18220 Morgan St. Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, in the village hall conference room, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood Board[Read More…]
Money from your property taxes pays for essential local services
My office recently mailed property tax bills to owners of nearly 1.8 million parcels in Cook County. First installment tax bills are due March 1. Local governments, such as school districts and municipalities, count on my office to collect about $18 billion a year from property owners. We then distribute[Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 28: Township coverage, biking/walking open house, dragons, local talent, bid whist
THE WEEK > Meeting Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 Finance Committee will meet at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. Stuff to do Wednesday, Jan. 31 Big Bad Musical. Spotlight Performance Academy presents “The Big Bad Musical” at 6:30 p.m. in Homewood Auditorium, 2010 Chestnut[Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 21: Pursuing the Dream, ‘Caste’ becomes a movie, engineering with toothpicks, Flossmoor public works projects
THE WEEKS > Meetings Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at[Read More…]
Letter: Flossmoor resident urges consideration of flooding relief project costs
The Village of Flossmoor will host an open house Tuesday, Jan. 23, to discuss the Flossmoor Road viaduct drainage improvement project. I encourage all Flossmoor residents to attend this village hall meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. and voice your objections to this very expensive, very disruptive waste of taxpayer[Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 14: MLK Day of Service projects, King’s revolutionary vision, county warming centers, Dragon Day
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood-Flossmoor High School Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet[Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 7: Immigrant bus regs, Hibbing renovation back on, Culture closes, benefit concert, Hoops for Hunger
THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, in the James Hart School media center, 18220 Morgan St. Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, in the village hall committee room. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet[Read More…]
Technology helps county treasurer serve multilingual residents
Our complex property tax system confuses many taxpayers. Many have a tough time understanding assessments, exemptions, tax levies and other terms we use to describe parts of the system. Paying taxes can be even more difficult for people who primarily speak a language other than English. There are a lot[Read More…]
The Weeks | Dec. 31: Chronicle anniversaries coming soon, lights and tree recycling, teen reading challenge continues, Wonka Party
THE WEEK > Meeting Homewood Beautification Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Stuff to do Tuesday, Jan. 2 Winter Break Teen Reading Challenge. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will continue its teen reading challenge all day from Jan. 2 through Jan. 9.[Read More…]
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