State Rep. David McSweeny

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July 2, 2020

Bipartisanship, From the 57, Independence Day, State Rep. Daniel Swanson, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Rep. David Olsen, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll

I wanted to share with you an email blast I sent to those who have signed up for my mailing list. If you would be interested in signing up for it, go to my homepage and fill out the form at the bottom. ___________________________________________________________ Dear Friends, I hope you, your family and your friends…

Bites at the apple

February 28, 2020

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Governor JB Pritzker, HB348, McHenry County, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, TIF Reform, Township Consolidation

It is no secret that we have some of the highest property taxes in the country. In some communities, we’re beginning to reach the breaking point. During the recent debate on eliminating red-light cameras, municipalities expressed concern over losing revenue and would have to consider reducing local government. Imagine that…reducing local government. In my over…

WGN Interview w/ David Hochberg

February 18, 2020

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David Hochberg, Government Consolidation, Property Tax Reduction, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Representative Jonathan Carroll, Township Consolidation, WGN

Original article published by Ashley Bihun for WGN AM Radio on February 15th, 2020. Link to original article may be found HERE. You can listen to the interview by clicking Play on the sound bar. Home Sweet Home Chicago (02/15/20) – David Hochberg with Mega Pros Joe, Roy Spencer of PermaSeal, Credit Expert Gary Novel,…

Red-Light Camera Backlash Gains Bipartisan Momentum in Springfield

October 16, 2019

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HB323, HB3909, Illinois Policy Institute, Red Light Camera, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Rep. Grant Wehrli, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, State Rep. Margo McDermed, State Rep. Mark Batinick, State Rep. Rita Mayfield, State Rep. Sam Yingling, Vincent Caruso

Original article written by Vincent Caruso for Illinois Policy Institute on October 15th, 2019. Link to original story may be found HERE Driver headaches and corruption flow from red-light cameras. Two bills with bipartisan support would ban the traffic devices in Illinois. As a red-light camera company becomes a focal point in another federal investigation of Illinois…

Pritzker signs law letting McHenry County voters dissolve townships

August 9, 2019

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Fiscal Responsibility, Government Consolidation, Governor JB Pritzker, McHenry County, McHenry County Board Chair Jack Franks, McHenry Township, Property Taxes, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, State Sen. Dan McConchie, tax relief, Tax Savings, Townships

Original article written by Steve Zalusky for the Daily Herald on 8/9/19. Photo taken from Blue Room Stream. Link to original article may be found HERE Gov. J.B. Pritzker is using McHenry County as a test case for the consolidation of local government. The governor signed into law Friday a bill that will hand taxpayers…

Government Consolidation Mail

July 22, 2019

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From the 57th, Government Consolidation, Governor Pritzker, Illinois 57th District, Illinois General Assembly, McHenry County, Property Tax Relief, Property Taxes, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, Township

I sent out a mass email to my constituents this past Friday that spoke about some of my efforts towards government consolidation and lowering our property tax burden. I also included a flyer for our next property tax appeal seminar as the picture for this post. For those of you who are not signed up…

Editorial: To declutter Illinois and save dollars, eliminate townships

June 17, 2019

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Fiscal Responsibility, Government Consolidation, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois House of Representatives, Jonathan Carroll, Local Government, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, tax relief, Township, Township Consolidation

Original article written by the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board for the Chicago Tribune on June 17th, 2019. Link to original article may be found HERE Photography credit to John J. Kim, Staff Photographer for the Chicago Tribune. How many units of government do you think there are in Illinois? Two thousand? Five thousand? Try 6,963.…

Carroll Government Consolidation, Tax Relief Bill Passes House

April 5, 2019

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Bipartisan, Government Consolidation, HB348, Illinois, McHenry County, Press Release, Property Taxes, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, Tax Reform, tax relief, Townships

Press Release copied below for ease of access. Press Release… from State Representative Jonathan Carroll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: April 8, 2019 847-229-5499 [email protected] @RepCarroll Carroll Government Consolidation, Tax Relief Bill Passes House SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Continuing his efforts to scale back the size and number of units of local government, and to…