If Illinois adopted Virginia’s spending habits along with policies that can reduce costs and raise home values, the Prairie State could vastly reduce the property tax burden that Illinois homeowners currently face.
House Bill 5816 would put all Rock Island County property taxpayers on the hook for costs at the Quad City International Airport.
An investigation in December 2017 found that a convention for municipalities and public agencies ran taxpayers nearly $120,000 in exhibition and hospitality costs. A proposal making its way through the General Assembly would bar state funds from contributing to these excesses.
House members won't return to the Statehouse until the second week of April.
Before your school district asks for another penny in property taxes, ask your school board what they’re doing to get their own house in order.
The $3.6 billion tax hike would cost the typical Illinois family $665 in additional income taxes.
A new resolution would put lawmakers on the record for supporting or opposing a tax structure that would likely lead to massive tax hikes on Illinois' middle class.
Some businesses would see license fees double, among other fee hikes meant to shore up city finances.
High property tax bills are squeezing family budgets across Illinois.
Scrapping Illinois' constitutionally protected flat income tax would remove one of the only pro-taxpayer policies the Land of Lincoln has left.
Local realtors are having a difficult time convincing clients not only to move to the county, but to stay.
Illinois' spending on administrative costs is among the highest in the nation, sapping scarce dollars from the classroom. But a new bill would slow the growth in these expenses and align them with taxpayers' ability to pay.
A bill in the Illinois House of Representatives would allow the Illinois Department of Labor to place a lien on a business owner's property should he or she fail to respond to an allegation of unpaid wages within five days.
State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch has proposed a measure that would increase by 400 percent the personal property replacement tax imposed on partnerships, LLCs and other types of businesses.