Illinois’ housing price growth remains well below the national average because of lagging demand, caused in large part by tax policies that make people hesitant to spend.
Voters statewide will decide whether 2,093 Libertyville taxpayers should send $41 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.
Illinois’ overabundance of local government layers provides ample room to consolidate and save property taxes.
Voters statewide will decide whether 2,610 Lake Forest taxpayers should send $92 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.
Voters statewide will decide whether 4,757 Lincoln Park taxpayers should send $138 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.
Voters statewide will decide whether 644 Lake Bluff taxpayers should send $17 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.
Voters statewide will decide whether 2,566 Lake Zurich taxpayers should send $49 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.
Voters statewide will decide whether 2,728 Northbrook taxpayers should send $58 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.
Voters statewide will decide whether 1,330 Campton Hills taxpayers should send $24 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.
Voters statewide will decide whether nearly 2,300 southern Naperville and Aurora taxpayers should send $30 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.
Chicago Public Library is now the largest public library system in the nation to stop penalizing residents for overdue library books.
Funding for a third Chicagoland airport was included in the latest state budget. The controversial plan brings a risk for more corruption and overspending that will cost taxpayers millions.
A pair of proposals recently filed by state lawmakers would kill the vehicle trade-in sales tax before it kicks into gear at the start of 2020.
Without true pension reform, Sangamon County homeowners will only continue to see the gap between their property taxes and home values grow.