NEWS

Cook County property taxes still must be paid, but if you’re a little short on cash this month, you have an extra two months before the 2019 second installment is due. It’s part of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ effort to offer a little help to folks struggling during the pandemic.

Subaru of Indiana Automotive furthered its commitment to the local Lafayette economy this week as the car manufacturer broke ground on two new projects expected to bring 350 new jobs to the plant.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’ would raise Illinois business taxes to the highest in the nation as neighboring Indiana cuts taxes to draw businesses across the border.

A taxpayer lost his bid to be the lead plaintiff in a proposed class-action over allegedly unpaid interest due to people who received refunds because they had overpaid their property tax bills.

The Town Council has started preparations to borrow money to cover operating expenses, and the move is necessary because of COVID-19. During a video meeting last week, the panel approved the first reading of an ordinance authorizing a $2 million tax anticipation warrant.

How much would the South Bend schools’ $220 million referendum cost taxpayers? The answer depends on whom you ask and where you look.

CVS’ voluntary dismissal of two Lake County property tax assessment appeals should have been granted, the Indiana Tax Court ruled Friday, ordering the Indiana Board of Tax Review to dismiss the cases and reinstate original assessed valuations for a span of years for drugstores in Hobart and Schererville.

The Democratic nomination in the June 2 primary for LaPorte County Treasurer could be decided on experience.

The Whiteland Town Council has approved a rezoning measure in support of plans to build a nearly 1 million-square-foot warehouse. Town Manager Norm Gabehart tells our partners at the Daily Journal an unnamed tenant has its eye on the facility and could bring up to 200 jobs to the area.

The Indiana Gaming Commission on Friday unanimously awarded a casino operator’s license to Terre Haute-based Spectacle Jack LLC.

The $1.3 million project calls for the purchase of a 7,500-square-foot facility to house fabrication of engine stands for GE, Pratt Whitney, Rolls Royce and CFM International, among others.

More than half a dozen Indiana communities will soon take the first steps in cleaning up contaminated parcels of unused land blighting their regions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency selected seven brownfield site applications from around Indiana for more than $2.7 million in grants.

The Indiana Board of Tax Review (BTR) May 15 affirmed the Boone County Property Tax Board of Appeals’ assessment finding Taxpayer failed to prove its property qualified for the property tax exemption.

A controversial eminent domain lawsuit that pitted the family that runs Kokomo Glass and Paint against the city has very likely come to an end after the state’s highest court declined to hear the case.

According to a study released by Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research, the closures happening due to coronavirus concerns could cost local governments more than $200 million in tax revenue, and that is the optimistic scenario.