SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, is backing legislation that would provide residents in McHenry and Lake County with tax relief by allowing them to reduce the size of their local government. Similar legislation was vetoed by former Gov. Bruce...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, recently supported a measure that would give voters more control to consolidate local governments and save taxpayer dollars. “Through local government consolidation, we can remove unneeded duplicative...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, presided over the entire House of Representatives on Monday during a hearing pertaining to the importance of government consolidation in Illinois. “1391 road & bridge districts? 1430 townships? These are...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Building upon his momentum of recently passing a comprehensive property tax relief package and government consolidation measure in the House, state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, is carrying new legislation to expand consolidation efforts....
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. – Two measures backed by state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, passed the House Thursday that will eliminate government waste by allowing voters to dissolve duplicative layers of government and severely limiting the number of politicians...