Should Illinois Golf Clubs Pay Real Estate Taxes?
As an Illinois Appellate Court contemplates whether private country clubs should pay property tax on their buildings, the legislature could negate the outcome of the case.
Readers in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Deerfield and Highland Park had a strong reaction—both pro and con—to a case brought by the Onwentsia Club which will decide whether private clubs on open land like golf courses must pay real estate tax on their buildings. With the case winding its way through the Illinois court system, Patch wants to know what its readers think. It has already learned from people making comments to stories on the Highland Park, Deerfield and Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patches they have passionate feelings. The poll beneath this story asks whether the legislature should act to change the law and remove it from the courts. The issue is significant in all four communities because they have 10 private golf or country clubs …
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Ted Sachs
8:36 am on Friday, March 29, 2013
No, not if they greatly go up. Clubs reduce demand on public services, reduce congestion, and are visually attractive. There are strong reasons for their exemptions.....why risk high taxes and reduced job opportunities? more ›