Home refinance article states the obvious, offers questionable advice
The article, “The taxing side of a refinance” by Marilyn Kennedy Melia, in Sunday’s Rockford Register Star, states the obvious and offers questionable advice. The basic premise of the article – if you...
View ArticleCounty saves millions on Criminal Justice Center bonds
In order to reduce jail overcrowding, Winnebago County financed the construction and operation of the Criminal Justice Center using funds provided from the one-cent Public Safety Sales Tax approved by...
View ArticleObama’s housing bubble amnesia – wants weaker loans again
The Washington Post reported yesterday that the White House is again pushing banks to make loans to borrowers with weaker credit because many are not participating in Obama’s idea of an economic...
View ArticleU.S. needs to review the IMF standards for national bailouts
The U.S. represents approximately 17% of the International Monetary Fund, which is somewhat like a global credit union that financially rescues countries such as Greece and others from default or loans...
View ArticleObama didn’t refinance mortgage and he’s in charge of taxpayer’s money?
An AP column printed in the Rockford Register Star today states that President Barack Obama hasn’t refinanced the mortgage rate on his South Side Chicago home yet, even though interest rates fell to...
View ArticleGovernor, pass budget reforms before shifting funds or transferring local...
Chuck Sweeny writes in the Rockford Register Star, “With Illinois on the verge of running out of money to pay day care centers, court reporters and prison guards, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Thursday a...
View ArticleWinnebago County is an excellent steward of taxpayer dollars
Last Sunday’s Rockford Register Star Opinion Section included a column written by recent county board appointee, David Boomer, describing his first experience/lesson in county government by impugning...
View ArticleS.A.F.E. attacks county board on sheriff’s budget – lack sufficient information
The S.A.F.E. group is again personally attacking those members of the Winnebago County Board, who are trying to hold the line on property taxes to balance a 2018 budget deficit of $6.9 million. Our...
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