January 21, 2022

Help Our Community Restore Local Funding

The Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) is a portion of Illinois income taxes, paid by our local residents and businesses, that are collected by the State and redistributed back to municipalities on a per capita basis.

In Hanover Park, LGDF accounts for 10% of our annual operating budget. LGDF helps fund services that our residents rely on, including police and fire, road repairs and maintenance, garbage collection, etc.

From the inception of Illinois’ income tax in 1969, the General Assembly agreed to allocate 1/12 of income tax revenue back to Illinois municipalities in lieu of a local income tax. In 1993, the General Assembly agreed to increase the allocation to 10 percent to ensure that municipalities have a reliable source of funding to invest in our communities. However, since 2011, the State has reduced the LGDF share from 10 percent to just 6.06 percent.

Hanover Park should be able to rely on predictable funding levels and consistent distribution of funds each year. State legislators have an opportunity to restore LGDF in 2022, which could help reduce the reliance on property and other taxes without increasing income taxes for our residents and businesses.

You can help by making your voice heard in Springfield! Please contact your State Senator and Representative and let them know that you support restoring promised LGDF funding this year. Contact information for your local representatives can be found at bit.ly/MyILRep.

Secretary of State Departments and Driver Services Facilities to Reopen Jan. 24

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has announced that all Secretary of State departments will reopen for in-person transactions – including Driver Services facilities – on Monday, Jan. 24. Driver Services facilities operating on a Tuesday – Saturday schedule will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 25. All departments and Driver Services facilities had been closed since Jan. 3 due to the surge of COVID-19 cases statewide

For more information, please visit the Illinois Secretary of State website.

Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Place your order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Test kits. Limit one per residential address. One order includes 4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 Tests. Order and shipping is free.

For more information, please visit the COVIDtests.gov website.

Automatic Renewal of Cook County Home Exemptions

In response to COVID-19, the Cook County Assessor’s Office will continue the automatic renewal of the following exemptions:

-Senior Freeze Exemption
-Veterans with Disabilities Exemption
-Persons with Disabilities Exemption
-Homeowner Exemption
-Senior Exemption

If you received these exemptions last year, then you don't need to reapply.
For first-time applicants, the 2021 tax year exemption filing period will begin in early March 2022.Visit the Cook County Assessor’s Office website for more information: www.cookcountyassessor.com/exemptions

Upcoming Meetings

Monday, January 24
Development Commission Workshop

Tuesday, January 25
Environmental Committee

Thursday, January 27
Sister Cities Committee

Thursday, February 3
Village Board Meeting

Tuesday, February 8
Economic Development Committee

Village Hall Hours of Operation

Just a reminder regarding Hanover Park Village Hall Hours of Operations.

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 8:00 a.m.– 4:30 pm CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Online Payment available at www.hpil.org/Online-Payments

Water Bill Drop Box located in front of Village Hall.

Photo of the cover of the Hi-Lighter Nov Det 2021

January/February 2022 Edition

Village President

Rodney S. Craig

Village Clerk
Kristy Merrill

Trustees
Yasmeen Bankole
Liza Gutierrez
Syed Hussaini
James Kemper
Herb Porter
Bob Prigge

Village Manager
Juliana A. Maller

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