Illinois’ high sales taxes turn holiday shoppers into Scrooges
Illinois’ high sales taxes turn holiday shoppers into Scrooges
Illinois’ state and local sales taxes make shopping for gifts an expensive gesture of kindness every holiday season.
Report: Tax rain, plastic bottles and plastic bags to hire more state workers
Report: Tax rain, plastic bottles and plastic bags to hire more state workers
A new report recommends taxes on plastic water bottles, plastic bags and storm water as a way to hire more state environmental regulators.
Suburban families could pay $1,700 more in vehicle-related taxes starting Jan. 1
Suburban families could pay $1,700 more in vehicle-related taxes starting Jan. 1
The gas pump is just one place Illinois drivers will feel pain in 2020, when the remaining transportation tax and fee increases Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved in 2019 take effect.
‘Home Alone’ with a $35K property tax bill
‘Home Alone’ with a $35K property tax bill
No longer are two guys in stocking caps attacking the Winnetka house made famous in the holiday movie, but property taxes and declining home values are still robbing the owners.
9 new Illinois taxes totaling $1.7B take effect Jan. 1
9 new Illinois taxes totaling $1.7B take effect Jan. 1
Nearly half of the 20 tax and fee hikes passed to support a record $40 billion state budget and $45 billion infrastructure plan hit on New Year’s Day.
Gas tax and vehicle fee hikes erase Pritzker’s promise of progressive income tax relief
Gas tax and vehicle fee hikes erase Pritzker’s promise of progressive income tax relief
The numerous tax and fee hikes in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s capital spending plan more than offset the promised savings of the governor’s “fair tax” plan.
Bad Santa: Sobering ‘sin taxes’ in Illinois among nation’s highest
Bad Santa: Sobering ‘sin taxes’ in Illinois among nation’s highest
Excise taxes have failed to rehabilitate Illinois’ failing fiscal health. But lawmakers have yet to kick the habit.
New car trade-in tax will hit Illinois drivers New Year’s Day
New car trade-in tax will hit Illinois drivers New Year’s Day
Illinois will impose a new sales tax on vehicle trade-ins beginning New Year’s Day. That’s why car dealerships have been running radio ads for weeks telling Illinoisans to come on down before the ball drops.
Will County board to vote on 4-cent countywide gas tax following doubled Illinois tax
Will County board to vote on 4-cent countywide gas tax following doubled Illinois tax
Included in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s capital plan is increased taxing power for some county governments to create or raise countywide gas taxes. Will County could be the first to exercise that authority.
Tax on Uber, Lyft rides in downtown Chicago set to triple Jan. 1
Tax on Uber, Lyft rides in downtown Chicago set to triple Jan. 1
Chicagoans will pay higher taxes on rideshare trips in 2020 as part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first budget.
New taxes and fees on Illinois driving, vehicles total $1.9B
New taxes and fees on Illinois driving, vehicles total $1.9B
Jan. 1 marks a second wave of taxes aimed at drivers to support an infrastructure package championed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and shrouded in corruption allegations.
Repeal Day: Prohibition ended 86 years ago, but Illinois’ alcohol taxes, regulations remain sobering
Repeal Day: Prohibition ended 86 years ago, but Illinois’ alcohol taxes, regulations remain sobering
With the ratification of the 21st Amendment, 1933 marked the end of Prohibition in the United States. Illinois, however, has continued to serve a cocktail of prohibitive regulations on alcoholic beverages.
When drivers shift into ‘park’ after Jan. 1, Illinois will move to collect taxes
When drivers shift into ‘park’ after Jan. 1, Illinois will move to collect taxes
Illinoisans paying to park will see a new tax beginning in January. Even parking on someone’s lawn for a special event will be taxed.
Senate President John Cullerton set to collect $2M pension
Senate President John Cullerton set to collect $2M pension
Due to a pension sweetener available only to veteran Illinois lawmakers, Cullerton’s annual pension will soon be more than he ever made from his Statehouse salary.