Dozens of states have a general sales tax. In Illinois, the tax covers consumer goods, but not services. That's a mistake, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has “revised” his remarks about not raising taxes to balance the budget. “It’s very important that we live ...

When local governments must comply with a new state law, it often increases costs. Those costs are passed on to the taxpayer.

Illinois spent about $815 million on the Medicaid expansion program during the last fiscal year, HFS says. The feds paid out $7.34 billion because, as noted above, they pick up 90% of the total tab, ...

Illinois’ controversial Interchange Fee Prohibition Act has taken another turn in court. The law prohibits a credit card ...

Multiple counties want to leave, and Indiana says come on over.

The Illinois Department of Revenue set Mason County's 2024 property assessment equalization factor at 1.0544 to ensure fair ...

At the Illinois Gaming Board’s first meeting of the year, it reported that the State and local governments earned more than $1.7 billion in tax revenue from Illinois’ ...

The figure include more than $385 million in sales to out-of-state residents, according to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.

A new bill introduced into the Illinois General Assembly aims to give taxpayers a more transparent voice when local ...