Kendall County Times

Analysis: Montgomery pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 22, 2018

Property owners in Montgomery paid almost three percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year.

Analysis: Oswego pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 22, 2018

Property owners in Oswego paid almost three percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year.

Analysis: Yorkville pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 22, 2018

Property owners in Yorkville paid almost three percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year.

Analysis: Plainfield pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 22, 2018

Property owners in Plainfield paid more than three percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year.

Analysis: Plano pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 22, 2018

Property owners in Plano paid more than three percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year.

Analysis: Minooka pays property taxes two times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 22, 2018

Property owners in Minooka paid more than three percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year.

Analysis: Aurora pays property taxes three times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 22, 2018

Property owners in Aurora paid nearly four percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year.

From Prairie State Wire

Property tax trouble?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Have a story you’d like to share concerning your property tax bill?

2018 Property Tax Report: Aurora, Minooka, Plano, Plainfield pay top rates in Kendall County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 9, 2018

Realtor Yih-wu Han paid $395,000 in March 2007— $480,000 in today’s dollars— for 402 Kent Court, a four-bedroom, three-bath in an Oswego cul-de-sac.

From Lake County Gazette

Republican Hultgren’s war chest outpaces Underwood’s in 14th Congressional race

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Though Democrat Lauren Underwood surged in fundraising in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District during the second quarter, Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren’s campaign war chest surpasses his opponent’s by more than $360,000, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) reports.

From Prairie State Wire

St. Louis-Metro East has top ‘underwater’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

From Prairie State Wire

Private colleges in Illinois report 4.5 percent of borrowers defaulted on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 28 percent of mortgages in Piatt County considered ‘equity-rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Kendall County teacher singled out as tops in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 20, 2018

A teacher from Oswego East High School was among scores of honorees from throughout Illinois who were recognized as tops in their fields – from health to dance to foreign language – during an annual awards luncheon held Tuesday in Normal.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 16.1 percent of Illinois property owners are ‘equity rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

In Illinois, owners of more than 393,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

From Illinois Valley Times

Welter votes ‘yes’ in House ERA vote

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Illinois State Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) voted in support of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment,” helping to pass the measure 72-45.

From Prairie State Wire

Capital budget includes $1.5B for statewide transportation construction

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Road construction and wastewater loans top the list of projects funded by Gov. Bruce Rauner's 2019 capital budget.

From Prairie State Wire

Report: Rauner's $7.8B capital budget mostly funds transportation, commerce, environmental protection projects

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Under Gov. Bruce Rauner's $7.8 billion capital budget proposal, the Illinois Department of Transportation would receive $2.7 billion and two other agencies would receive more than $1 billion each toward capital projects.

From Chicago City Wire

Analysis: Chicago metro area has highest foreclosure rates among Illinois urban areas

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Kendall County in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the highest foreclosure rate for Illinois MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.

From Prairie State Wire

2,614 borrowers in default on student loans after attending private colleges in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Columbus College Chicago, DePaul University and Roosevelt University, all based in Chicago, reported the largest share of borrowers at private higher education institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.