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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
8
Tax data show a $10,900 East St. Louis house would pay $284, up $31 from last year. Decatur records a $2.42 rate, the second highest, with an increase noted from the prior year.
Springfield rises to third highest tax rate among ten largest downstate cities at $2.20 up 42c. Rock Island falls to fourth with $2.12 up 16c, Quincy remains over $2.00 but drops to sixth as others rise. Aurora School District 129 pays $7.989, up 0.7c, District 131 at $1.834, Peoria at $1.91 up 27c, Joliet up 30c to $1.86, Elgin $1.73, Rockford at $1.57 up 2c becomes lowest tax rate.
The report compares a $10,000 Rockford home paying $157 in taxes to a similar East St Louis house, noting Rockford’s larger population and stronger civic groups. It cites civic leagues in Winnebago and St Clair counties organizing taxpayer action, and summarizes tax-rate changes from 1946 to 1947 for several cities and school districts.
The report notes increased school taxes in Rock Island by 17e and a small shift in the total tax rate. Quincy shows a total rate rise of 1.8¢ with a school tax drop counterbalanced by higher duties. In Aurora District 129 the school tax rose 20.2¢ within an 80.7¢ total increase, while District 181 saw a 9.6¢ school tax rise amid a 20.1¢ overall jump. Peoria's total rate climbed 27¢.
The document notes school tax rates rising by 27.8 cents in one district, with 19.3 cents of a 30 cent total increase for schools. In another area EL Vin the total rate rose 21.8 cents with 16.2 cents for schools. Rockford shows a net 2 cent rise total, and a 2.6 cent rise specifically for schools.
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