Thursday, April 12, 2012
Last-minute filers can get tax tips via Twitter.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Now in the final stretch of the 2012 tax filing season, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that they can get last-minute tips by following the IRS on Twitter. The IRS Twitter news feed, @IRSnews, provides the latest federal tax news and information for taxpayers. The focus of the IRS Twitter messages is on easy-to-use information, including tax tips, tax law changes, and important IRS programs such as e-file, getting a filing extension and “Where’s My Refund." The IRS plans a special series of tweets in English and Spanish as the April 17 tax deadline approaches. Follow St. Charles Patch on Facebook! Anyone with a Twitter account can follow @IRSnews by going to http://twitter.com/IRSnews. Taxpayers can also follow the IRS …
Monday, February 27, 2012
The Business District Improvement Plan is part of a multilayered approach to revitalizing Geneva's downtown.
City officials are examining a provocative, multi-layered plan to boost the city's Downtown Business District. The City Council's Committee of the Whole on Monday was slated to look at a combination of proposals that could engage some shock-and-awe weaponry in the city's assualt on vacancies in the South Third Street as well as the State Street corridor—from the East Side to the West. Geneva's present Downtown Business District is set to expire in 2013. According to documents provided in the city's agenda packet, the Geneva Economic Development Commission has come up with a Business District Improvement Plan which could provide additional authority as well as a number of powerful revenue tools to stimulate downtown business. Among them is …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
On Monday, the District 303 School Board approved a 1.5 percent increase for 2011 in its property tax levy.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The St. Charles School Board approved a 1.5 percent increase in the its tax levy Monday night. District 303 school board members approved a $132.1 million property tax levy for 2011, according to TribLocal. This represents a 1.5 percent increase over last year. Board members passed the levy in 4-2 vote, with some citing concerns over possible taxpayer push back, according to the TribLocal article. Jim Gaffney, one of the board members who voted against the measure, said they have a responsibility to "live within the budget." Read more: TribLocal
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
St. Charles city staff will examine whether the east-side business corridor is eligible to become a business district.
The east side will have a difficult time attracting new businesses or filling empty storefronts without a more proactive policy from the city. That, according to St. Charles city staff, is the crux of an idea that could allow St. Charles to improve the east-side business corridor with funds collected from an added retail tax on businesses in the area. On Monday, members of the Planning & Development Committee approved staff to start an eligibility study of the corridor. Chris Aiston, the city’s Economic Development director, told the committee that St. Charles needs "new tools" for attracting new east-side business and holding on to the ones already there. “I think status quo is dangerous for us,” said Aiston. Follow St. Charles Patch on …
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Brian Doyle
1:16 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2011
According to data from the Illinois Interactive Report Card (http://iirc.niu.edu), D303's instructional and operational spending per pupil are in line with state averages ($6,773 and $11,537 respectively) and generally lower than those of comparable school districts in our region, as is D303's average teacher salary. (See table below.) Yet, our schools are nationally acclaimed and consistently … more ›