Sales taxes up to 11.5% will greet some Cook County shoppers this holiday season. Illinois averages 8.85% in sales taxes ...

A current dispute with SEIU and militant stances against police are just two reasons other city unions have reason to believe ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

AAA estimates nearly 120 million people will travel 50 miles or more this holiday season. Most of those will travel by car, ...