Strong sales tax revenue pushed the projected DuPage County budget surplus well past the number first announced. Here is what the public record shows about where that money stands, and what the County Board did the last time a surplus was this large. What the County Said in September 2025 On September 23, 2025, the […]
The DuPage County budget for Fiscal Year 2026 has just been adopted — $661.5 million in total spending, funded in large part by your property and sales taxes. Most residents will never open the budget book or the County’s Interactive Budget Book on OpenGov. That’s exactly the problem. If we want a county government that’s […]
DuPage County Property Taxes Explained: Why are taxes insanely high and Illinois the 2nd-highest in the US? If you own a home in DuPage County, you already know the feeling: the tax bill arrives, it’s higher than last year, and no one ever quite explains why. Let’s fix that. Illinois has the 2nd-highest property taxes […]
Gas in Illinois is Top Ten in the nation and set to rise further Understanding Illinois Gas Taxes: Breaking Down the Cost When you pump gas in Illinois, you’re spending at least a dollar more per gallon on taxes than in any of the surrounding states. Illinois residents have one of the highest state gas tax […]
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