House Bill 4237 seeks to get around Congress’ limitation of a federal deduction that benefits high-tax states, but residents would be better served by efforts to directly reduce state and local taxes in Illinois.
The mayor’s proposed 2 percent fee would punish short-term rental customers and providers.
It is time to give taxpayers and businesses the certainty they need to plan a long-term future in the state.
An investigation into the office of a former township official concluded with no criminal charges. But the probe did find evidence that calls into question the merits of township governance.
With pension debt straining city finances, local politicians have insisted on turning to its declining population for more tax revenue.
Yes, the state has a budget. But how that budget came to be reveals the reasons our state continues to spend with abandon, tax too much and fail in fostering an economy where its people can prosper.
While it’s the closest the state has come to passing a balanced budget in years, Illinois’ new spending plan leaves a lot to be desired for taxpayers.
A bill that would raise the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 now awaits Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature.
Lawmakers claiming to have passed a balanced budget are relying on a number of common, but deceptive, budget maneuvers.
Illinois has more units of local government than any other state in the country, many of which are duplicative and overlapping. In Belleville, where the majority of the city’s school districts cover fewer students than the state average, consolidation efforts could boost efficiency while saving taxpayer dollars.
Residents are seeing property tax dollars flow toward lobbying for policies that increase homeowners’ property tax bills.
Lawmakers voted to approve the 1,245-page budget less than 24 hours after it was revealed to the public.
A majority of House lawmakers sided with the speaker over tapped-out taxpayers.
State senators voted to approve the 1,245-page budget just hours after it was made public.