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Wave goodbye to your Illinois neighbors, unless you plan to follow them

JANUARY 3, 2018 | by Editorial Board | BELLEVILLE NEWS-DEMOCRAT (ILLINOIS)

Editorial, includes “… The Great Recession dropped home values to a point that most still are not back to their 2007 values, yet Illinois’ 6,963 local units of government kept property taxes on the rise. … Remember that Paul Simon Public Policy Institute poll? About 80 percent of Illinois residents would move if they could as a result of bad government, taxes, jobs and the weather. Fewer residents mean higher taxes for those stuck behind. Might want to call ahead to make sure a rental truck is available.”

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