State Sen. Karina Villa announced her run for Illinois state comptroller in Little Village, backed by Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep ...

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has ordered a company which operates automated licensed reader systems to shut off U.S.

In a 12-month period, Illinois moved from charging a 15% flat tax on sports betting operators to implementing a sliding tax ...

Union members with AFSCME said Monday that the GOP's tax and spending plan passed this summer will bring devastating cuts to ...

(The Center Square) – A former U.S. transportation secretary says Downstate Illinois residents should help fund Chicago ...

A new federal law could give Illinois parents funds to help cover the costs of homeschooling, but only if the state agrees to ...

Sports betting is legal in 38 states and Washington, D.C., but the exact amount of tax revenue varies significantly.

City Hall will soon have a far-reaching decision on its hands: How to dispose of a huge, growing pot of taxpayer money collecting in a North Side special taxing district that ...

High taxes, state governance, and the economy. A review of the top issues driving voter sentiment in the state.

The memoir of a former Illinois power broker reminds columnist Rich Miller of the "a firm though rarely spoken theory of ...

The Naperville City Council reversed course Tuesday on how it would replace the lost income from the soon-to-be-defunct state grocery tax, abandoning plans to increase the city’s home rule ...

Arlington Heights trustees pass grocery tax Arlington Heights village trustees have approved a one-percent tax on groceries.