A $1.12 billion budget gap spurs Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to circulate a menu of 26 tax hikes. Instead of making Chicago ...

Chicago Public Schools has earmarked $612 million of its proposed $4 billion property-tax levy for the fiscal year ending on ...

Since Gov. JB Pritzker spearheaded an effort to more than double wagering taxes in Illinois in 2024, the tax rate on adjusted ...

Chicago garbage fees haven't risen in a decade ... Yes, but: Ervin calls it a "regressive tax on some of our poorest citizens ...

Chicago business owners are now being forced to pay some of the highest commercial property taxes in the country at more than ...

Property taxes have increased every year in Illinois for the past three decades. For the 2026 budget season, legislators and ...

The city of Chicago pioneered and has enforced a digital “amusement” tax on streaming since 2015, currently at 10.25%, though the tax rate was lower (9%) when originally adopted.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A legal battle is brewing over a plan to increase real estate taxes on properties over $1 million in Chicago. Bouncing back from COVID has been an uphill battle for downtown ...

The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to once again pitch a property tax hike, the mayor said Tuesday he's looking at ...

Chicago property taxes increased the most in some Latino neighborhoods due to gentrification, laws and more, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said.

A North Side tax district is on track to pay off a major facelift of four CTA stations and the century-old infrastructure ...