DeKalb Times

Analysis: Income tax hike will cost DeKalb County residents $26M more this year

By Kyle Wahe | Jul 19, 2017

DeKalb County residents will pay an additional $26.35 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Analysis: DeKalb County fire, police pension funds paid $7.45 million, lost $770K on investments in 2016

By Kyle Wahe | Jun 28, 2017

DeKalb County's seven police and fire pension funds paid out $7.45 million in benefits to 151 retirees and inactive recipients in 2016 while losing $770,396 on their investments, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the funds' mandated financial filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance.