Rockford Home Rule: What Now?
Table of Content Home Rule – 1999, Rolling Meadows, Illinois “After home rule downed, utility tax on the way” – Jim Hagerty transfer taxes: rental ordinances: Rockford Home Rule: What Now? Every city above the 25,000 population threshold gets this rule automatically. But now the population is lower now, around 24,000, and local leaders won’t have much say when it comes to enforcing things like sales tax in the city. The city makes between 3.6 and 3.8 million dollars off sales taxes per year. So if they lose this rule they’ll either have to spike property taxes for residents, or lay people off. Sales, hotel-motel, real estate transfer and food and beverage taxes. “I think the percentage was wider than last time, and they said no. ‘No home rule. We want to keep our voice and our vote on certain issues, and we’re tired of being taxed to death," he said. This also includes residents of suburbs such as Loves Park and Roscoe. Eklund says these individuals benefit from Rockford’...