Champaign County
Recent News About Champaign County
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Appeals panel says Champaign hospital entitled to property tax exemptions, refund
The Carle Foundation has stood at the center of a years-long court battle over whether hospital tax exemptions were constitutional. -
Former state’s attorney hired at IDOT; Boyd had bogus charges against sheriff who investigated Michael Cook
Former Pike County state’s attorney Carrie Boyd, who brought a bogus felony charge against a sheriff who investigated former St. Clair County judge Michael Cook, has found a job at the Illinois Department of Transportation. -
Illinois law granting hospitals tax exemption struck down by appellate court as unconstitutional
A state appellate panel has struck down an Illinois law providing tax exemptions to hospitals, saying lawmakers erred under the state constitution in believing hospitals should be able to avoid paying property taxes because they may provide enough benefits to their communities to offset the millions of dollars in tax revenue lost to cities, counties, school districts and other local property tax-collecting entities. On Jan. 5, a three-justice panel of the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Cour