911 fees https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:22:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg 911 fees https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 911 Tax Increase in Illinois for all Telephone Users https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/911-tax-increase-in-illinois-for-all-telephone-users/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:00:06 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=7802 Written by Benjamin Yount

The fee that supports 911 systems across the state is going up under a law that lawmakers approved against Gov. Bruce Rauner’s wishes.

The law also keeps the 911 services operational statewide.

Outside of Chicago, phone users are going to pay $1.50 a month for 911 service. Chicago’s 911 fee will jump to $5 to pay for pensions, not 911 service.

State Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard), said it’s not that lawmakers wanted to end 911 services, they just wanted to settle on fair fees.… Continue Reading

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