A millionaires tax has helped other states tackle big problems. It helped Massachusetts provide free lunch for all its public ...

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

This breakdown of property taxes by state in the U.S. includes the states with the highest property tax, states with the ...

Tax increment financing districts divert public property tax dollars with little oversight, letting cities keep special ...

Landowners in Montgomery County, Illinois are grappling with a dramatic spike in property taxes after having their bills reassessed. Brandi Lentz told 5 On Your Side she paid $756 in property ...

Illinois has the second-highest property taxes in the nation. Kiplinger calculated that on a $400,000 home in the state, the average property tax bill could be $9,634.

Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) penned an opinion piece that ran in the Chicago Tribune Tuesday morning​ ...

Illinois voters who have yet to cast their ballots have a week to decide how they plan to advise the state legislature on three referendums about election interference, a tax increase and IVF. The ...