Rockford Sun

Analysis: Income tax hike will cost Winnebago County residents $68.9M more this year.

By Kyle Wahe | Jul 21, 2017

Winnebago County residents will pay an additional $68.98 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Analysis: Income tax hike will cost Boone County residents $14M more this year

By Kyle Wahe | Jul 19, 2017

Boone County residents will pay an additional $13.99 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Analysis: Winnebago County fire, police pension funds paid $35 million, made $1.8 million on investments in 2016

By Kyle Wahe | Jun 29, 2017

Winnebago County and its surrounding communities’ 11 police and fire pension funds paid out a total of $35,260,478 in benefits to 720 retirees and inactive recipients in 2016 while making $1,847,833 on their investments, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the funds' mandated financial filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance.