Over the last several years a number of our church clients have received inquiries from their County Assessor’s office regarding their real estate tax exemption, only to find later that their church property was back on the tax rolls. As they learned the hard way, questions from the County regarding exempt property must be taken […] The post Maintaining Property Tax Exemption for Churches: What to do when the County Comes a Knocking… first appeared on Mauck & Baker.| Mauck & Baker
The City of Chicago is at it again. Having failed to learn from their previous defeat in federal court, the City is once again trying to curtail religious speech in its public spaces. Ethan Acevedo, a student at Moody Bible College, was arrested and wrongly charged with violating Chicago's noise ordinance when he preached the| Mauck & Baker
Redeemed Christian Church of God Resurrection Power Assembly (“Rez Power”), is a small but dynamic congregation, comprised mostly of the first generation Nigerians. Like so many young growing churches they realized that they needed a larger space for worship and fellowship – Working with a realtor the Church located a suitable building in Dolton, Illinois. […] The post Let My People Go. first appeared on Mauck & Baker.| Mauck & Baker