“Enough is enough. Our property taxes are some of the highest in the nation. People are having to move out of their homes because of it. That’s despicable. Businesses and people are leaving. Our good friends moved to Wisconsin for that very reason. We downsized and we’re doing OK, but for how long we don’t...
“We were both born and raised here in Illinois. We just celebrated 60 years of marriage. All of our children and grandchildren live in Johnsburg. That’s the only thing keeping us here. For people on Social Security and fixed incomes the property tax issue is really hurting us. It’s just too bad. I used to...
Nearly half of respondents said they would like to leave the state, including almost two-thirds of millennials.
Illinois Tax Revolution takes to the city streets over rising property taxes.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to add another layer to the city’s plastic bag ban – a 7-cent tax – despite the ban’s unintended, harmful consequences.
Voters will have the opportunity in November to decide, by way of a constitutional amendment, whether lawmakers should be able to divert transportation funds toward other priorities.
The ratings agency also warns that another downgrade could be coming if the state doesn’t enact serious reforms to improve its fiscal condition.
“I was born and raised in Illinois. We’ve been living here in Lake County for 16 years, my husband and I. But our property taxes have gone up $5,000 over the past four years. The property taxes are now more than our mortgage – we’re paying more than $15,000 a year on a home we...
Implementing a taxpayer bill of rights could prevent Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle from increasing the county’s already-high tax burden.
Some steps have been taken to dissolve unnecessary units of governments, but taxpayers need an easier path to eliminate wasteful governmental bodies.
The outgoing CSU president’s exorbitant severance package highlights the need to rein in Illinois universities’ high administrative costs.
Limiting how much units of government can raise taxes could provide much-needed relief for overtaxed Illinoisans.
Proposed water and sewer tax hikes hit struggling city residents the hardest.
Illinois’ unpaid bills could reach new highs by summer 2017.