Tax auction controversy
State's attorney reviewing cases after homeowners say they were victimized in tax sales
Thomas Gibbons, the Madison County state's attorney, is reviewing a list of 45 county homeowners who believe they were victimized by participants in property tax sales conducted by ex-county Treasurer Fred Bathon.
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'Something's not right': Belleville neighborhood declines, but tax bills rise
Debra Green inhabits the worst of both worlds under the iron rules of real estate.
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Will Quinn sign tax auction reform bill? It's not clear
A spokeswoman for Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday that Quinn has not decided whether to sign a bill passed by the General Assembly that reforms delinquent property tax sales across the state.
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'Everyone's on a level playing field': Revamped tax bid process has successful first run
A new era in Madison County tax sales officially kicked off Wednesday morning. That's when 37 investors gathered in the County Board room behind four rows of laptop computers to bid on late taxes owed by the owners of more than 2,500 county parcels.
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'We want to guarantee fairness': Lawmakers aim to tighten up tax sales
Metro-east state legislators have filed legislation aimed at ensuring integrity in the auctions for delinquent property tax debts.
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News-Democrat reporters win award for investigation of delinquent tax sale system
Brian Brueggemann and Mike Fitzgerald, reporters for the Belleville News-Democrat, will receive McClatchy Co. President's Awards for their 2010 investigation into Madison County's delinquent property-tax sale system.
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TAX AUCTION CONTROVERSY
Search through Madison County's delinquent tax sales
Use this searchable database to find Madison County's tax sale results for the past five years. Type the name of the taxed person, the tax buyer or the address to find out how much the person was charged.
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TAX AUCTION CONTROVERSY
Tax buyers, politicians benefit from tax sales
Business wasn't very good for Virgil Straeter in 2006.
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TAX AUCTION CONTROVERSY
'If these taxes are not paid ... you lose this property': Woman who missed tax payment stunned by note left on door
Ora Leonard, 73, first learned about Dennis Ballinger in July 2009.
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TAX AUCTION CONTROVERSY
Tax auctions catch county's eye: Board members opening investigation
A group of Madison County Board members announced Monday they're launching an investigation into the county's property tax auctions.
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TAX AUCTION CONTROVERSY
Illinois targets Bathon's auctions: Newly elected treasurer says his office will cooperate with probe
EDWARDSVILLE - A state investigation is under way into Fred Bathon's handling of delinquent tax sales during his years as Madison County treasurer, according to County Board member Chris Slusser, R-Wood River.
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