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Your House, Your Money: The Constitutional Fight Over Property Rights

Your House, Your Money: The Constitutional Fight Over Property Rights Imagine you owe the government $15,000. Maybe it’s a lingering property tax bill from a rough couple of years. Maybe it’s interest and penalties that snowballed while you were dealing with a family crisis. To collect that debt, the government seizes your home: a house you’ve spent thirty years paying for, now worth $300,000....

Your House, Your Money: The Constitutional Fight Over Property Rights Your House, Your Money: The Constitutional Fight Over Property Rights Imagine you owe the government $15,000. Maybe it’s a lingering property tax bill from a rough couple of years. Maybe it’s inter…

Will County Board mulls creation of land bank

Will County Board mulls creation of land bank to spur development Will County Center for Economic Development President and CEO Doug Pryor addresses a crowd of 300 business and municipal leaders in June 2024. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown) By Michelle Mullins | For the Chicago Tribune PUBLISHED: June 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM CDT | UPDATED: June 18, 2026 at 1:41 PM CDT…...

Will County Board mulls creation of land bank Will County Board mulls creation of land bank to spur development Will County Center for Economic Development President and CEO Doug Pryor addresses a crowd of 300 business and municipal leaders in…

The 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision you’re referring to is Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023) — a major ruling that changed how governments can handle tax‑delinquent property.

Here’s the clear, plain‑English explanation you’re looking for. The 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision you’re referring to is Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023) — a major ruling that changed how governments can handle tax‑delinquent property. This case is now the foundation for arguments about “home equity theft.” ⭐ The Core Ruling (in simple terms) The Supreme Court ruled 9–0…...

The 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision you’re referring to is Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023) — a major ruling that changed how governments can handle tax‑delinquent property. Here’s the clear, plain‑English explanation you’re looking for. The 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision you’re referring to is Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023) — a major ruling that changed how governm…

HB 4571: Will Your Tax Dollars Fund Private Housing in Will County?

HB 4571: Will Your Tax Dollars Fund Private Housing in Will County? When you hear the phrase "affordable housing," what do you see? Most people imagine a safety net for the most vulnerable: the elderly on fixed incomes, the disabled, or those trapped in generational poverty. It’s a noble image. It’s also a lie. In the backrooms of Springfield, a new mechanism is being installed into our legislative anatomy....

HB 4571: Will Your Tax Dollars Fund Private Housing in Will County? HB 4571: Will Your Tax Dollars Fund Private Housing in Will County? When you hear the phrase “affordable housing,” what do you see? Most people imagine a safety net for the most vulnera…

HB 4571: Will Your Tax Dollars Fund Private Housing in Will County? When you hear the phrase "affordable housing," what do you see? Most people imagine a safety net for the most vulnerable: the elderly on fixed incomes, the disabled, or those trapped in generational poverty. It’s a noble image. It’s also a lie. In the backrooms of Springfield, a new mechanism is being installed into our legislative anatomy....

stephenbalich.wordpress.com HB 4571: Will Your Tax Dollars Fund Private Housing in Will County? When you hear the phrase “affordable housing,” what do you see? Most people imagine a safety net for the most vulnera…

Will County Seniors: The $75,000 Property Tax Relief Trick You Need to Know

Will County Seniors: The $75,000 Property Tax Relief Trick You Need to Know For decades, the "standard" advice for seniors in Will County has been to "just budget better" as property taxes climb. It is a lie. You cannot budget your way out of a systemic extraction that ignores the biological reality of fixed-income living. Most people believe that once their home is paid off, the "metabolic cost" of survival drops....

Will County Seniors: The $75,000 Property Tax Relief Trick You Need to Know Will County Seniors: The $75,000 Property Tax Relief Trick You Need to Know For decades, the “standard” advice for seniors in Will County has been to “just budget better” as…

HB 4571 (Illinois) – Plain-English Summary

HB 4571 (Illinois) – Plain-English Summary This bill gives certain large Illinois counties new powers to create and support affordable housing projects. Which counties does it affect? Based on the population thresholds, it appears designed to apply primarily to counties such as: DuPage County Lake County Will County Kane County (And potentially others that meet the population requirements.) What does the bill allow counties to do?...

HB 4571 (Illinois) – Plain-English Summary HB 4571 (Illinois) – Plain-English Summary This bill gives certain large Illinois counties new powers to create and support affordable housing projects. Which counties does it affect? Based on the …

Flock Cameras in Will County: Safety Shield or Surveillance Dragnet? The promise is always the same: absolute safety. We are told that if we just surrender a little more of our anonymity, the bad guys will have nowhere to hide. It sounds logical. It sounds protective. But is it true? Or are we simply trading our fundamental right to move freely for a digital dragnet that never sleeps, never forgets, and, most importantly, never asks for your permission?...

stephenbalich.wordpress.com Flock Cameras in Will County: Safety Shield or Surveillance Dragnet? The promise is always the same: absolute safety. We are told that if we just surrender a little more of our anonymity, the bad g…

Parasites; Organicism’s We All Get

I have eaten raw pork. Raw beef. Raw fish. Raw lamb. Meat that was still warm. I have done this hundreds of times over thirty one years. Because it was my job. My name is Eileen. I am seventy two years old. I was a parasitologist at the University of Connecticut for thirty one years. I studied intestinal parasites. How they enter....

Parasites; Organicism’s We All Get I have eaten raw pork. Raw beef. Raw fish. Raw lamb. Meat that was still warm. I have done this hundreds of times over thirty one years. Because it was my job. My name is Eileen. I am seventy two y…

Flock Safety (The Digital Dragnet)

Flock Safety (The Digital Dragnet) You may have seen them. Those tall, thin white poles with cameras on them. Sometimes, one is at the entrance to your subdivision. Sometimes, a whole row of them at a highway off-ramp. They blend in now, don’t they? Just part of the landscape. The company is called Flock Safety. Sounds warm and fuzzy, doesn’t it?...

Flock Safety (The Digital Dragnet) Flock Safety (The Digital Dragnet) You may have seen them. Those tall, thin white poles with cameras on them. Sometimes, one is at the entrance to your subdivision. Sometimes, a whole row of them a…