A 2023 National Recreation and Parks Association study shows the average American park district generates enough nontax revenue from service charges to cover 24.6 percent of annual operating costs. However, most suburban park districts surpass that national benchmark. Among them, park districts in Bensenville, Hampshire, Hoffman Estates, Prospect Heights, Wauconda and Wheeling reported nontax revenues in excess of 65 percent.
If you’ve been in Illinois long enough to go through a school district tax hike referendum, you’ll understand what’s going on right now as state lawmakers prepare to vote on the 2025 state budget.
Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.