Chicago became the first city to add its 9% amusement tax when you streamed your favorite holiday shows or Christmas carols.

Voters in Leyden Township will be sounding off April 1 on state mandates made without state funding being provided. Unfunded ...

A massive influx of 112,955 international migrants boosted Illinois population in 2024, new Census Bureau data shows. Buses ...

Illinois no longer has the highest home alone age in the nation, but it might not be the Christmas gift parents were hoping ...

Winfield Township voters will have a chance to impact Illinois’ pension crisis in the April 1 election. They won’t directly ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was denied a $300 million property tax hike, then a $150 million property tax hike, then a ...

Chicago’s government pension obligations have increased nearly sixfold since 2014, driving up Chicago’s sky-high property ...

Illinois' unfunded statewide public pension liabilities grew another $1.5 billion in the past year. Better investment returns ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson failed to rally the votes for a record $17.3 billion budget imposing $68.5 million in property ...

Voters in Homer Township will have the chance to weigh in on public pension reform, federal and state redistricting and ...

My husband and I own a couple hundred acres. When I heard about the tax on wooded acreage going up, I emailed the assessor.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first effort at building “affordable” housing is costing nearly $700,000 per unit. Similar ...