Glenn Minnis

1 week ago | thecentersquare.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – Illinois is now home to some of the highest property-taxed metro areas in the country. In all, ATTOM Data Solutions finds Illinois now has 27 of the nation’s top 50 counties for heaviest property tax rates. Rockford ranks as the Midwest’s heaviest taxed metro area with residents forced to pay nearly 2.1% of their home value price in property taxes, or about $4,500 annually.

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, leaves little doubt about where he stands on a measure now being debated in Springfield that seeks to raise the age a child can be arrested in Illinois for perpetrating a crime from 10 to 12 years old. Introduced by state Sen.

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – With instances of squatting sharply on the rise across the state, an Illinois lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would give more protections to home owners from squatters. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, introduced a bill that would give law enforcement the power to remove trespassers from properties where the owner is able to establish legal ownership. The measure has already passed in the Illinois Senate.

3 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – Illinois state Rep. LaShawn Ford is singing the praises of a plan now floating in Springfield that seeks to make it easier for graduating high school seniors to land at state public colleges. Sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Chrisopher Belt, Senate Bill 2448 seeks to create a centralized website where senior high school students can apply to all public institutions across the state through a single application submission.

3 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – Illinois Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste is speaking out against a “nationwide literacy crisis” that counts Illinois among the more than 40 states where just one out of every three fourth grade students are now meeting reading proficiency standards. Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress report card shows that in Illinois, just 30% of fourth graders are hitting such standards.