Kane County Reporter

Rep. Keith Wheeler's request for support was successful as Senate Bill 3737 recently passed the House and the Senate.

Wheeler said the bill will keep property taxes at a minimum.

"This is an initiative of Kendall County in their efforts to keep property taxes at a minimum," Wheeler said. "They are offering just a facilities fee instead of a property tax levy. They've worked through all angles here to try and make this so that all waivers can apply for low-income issues and to address those fees. I'd appreciate your support."

Senate Bill 3737 passed the House 72 to 17 and the Senate 34 to 10. It was sponsored in the Senate by Sens. Linda Holmes, Sue Rezin and Meg Loughran Cappel and in the House by Wheeler.

The measure will now go to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk to sign. If signed into law, the bill would amend the Counties Code to provide that the boards of three counties -- Kane, Kendall and Will -- may impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities instead of a tax levy.

Senate Bill 3737 would establish that in setting a judicial facilities fee, the county board must set the fee and design and construct the facilities with the concurrence of the chief judge of the county or judicial circuit.