Savanna, on Tuesday, said the true reason Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) issued an executive order directing offices to slash the ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue is encouraging individuals and businesses to take advantage of the 2025 Illinois Tax Amnesty Program, a unique opportunity to settle outstanding state tax liabilitie ...

Gov. Pritzker just issued an executive order that, among other things, requires state agencies to identify cuts totaling 4% ...

The Sports Betting Alliance is sounding the alarm over a proposed per-bet tax in Chicago. That per-bet tax would be in addition to the one imposed by Illinois lawmakers in July. The state per-bet tax ...

The three annual budgets Illinois lawmakers approved following the start of the pandemic had general fund spending increases ...

The Prairie State’s online and retail sportsbooks generated $862.5 million in wagers and operators paid out over $5 million ...

Hundreds of Illinois towns are adding to the burden at the checkout line. Peoria Heights is proving that saying no is ...

TCR spoke to fiscal, education and policy experts to understand options that go from creating new revenue sources from scratch to reforming existing ones Property taxes are a recurring topic in ...

The Illinois Gaming Board reported $5.2 million in tax receipts from its wager surcharge for July on Thursday, the first month it had been in effect.

Northbrook Village Board has passed a 1% grocery tax rather than lose $1.8 million in revenue, a trustee said. It takes effect Jan. 1.

In its “Options for Chicago’s Financial Future” report issued on Aug. 31, the group floated the idea of up to a 50-cent ...

Lawmakers raise online sports gambling tax from 15% to as high as 40%, tying state budget to Illinoisans gambling, and losing ...