A judge ordered he pay about $1.14 million in restitution and forfeit $60,707 that was seized during the investigation.

Illinois is one of several states choosing to decouple from the federal tax code. See what tax benefits are being excluded.

The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) reported Thursday $10.6 million in September tax receipts from the state’s per-wager ...

Illinois state lawmakers are severing new federal business tax cuts. Their quest to keep more cash will cost the state in ...

Municipalities in the metro east have seen increases, or in some cases windfalls, of sales tax revenue in the first six months of 2025 compared to the first half of 2024 — which some experts and city ...

Despite the drop in the number of bets, the amount of money wagered on sports in September increased 9% from the previous year to a new record high handle of $1.4 billion.

Illinois’s second-largest teachers union is pushing lawmakers to impose new taxes on billionaires and wealthy corporations to ...

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The Prairie State’s bettors fought back in September, especially on parlays, to lower the win rate to 7.1% on a $1.42-billion ...

Four Democrats seeking the office of state comptroller put their pitches to the test on Tuesday at a candidate forum on ...

The Normal Town Council authorized town staff to prepare the 2025 property tax levy ordinance during a sometimes tense ...