Sales taxes can exceed 10% in Illinois depending on where consumers do their holiday shopping. The average has been creeping up in recent years.
Illinois homeowners pay double the national average on their property tax bills.
Illinois’ jobs numbers have slipped for the second time in the past three months as the rest of the nation steadily recovers.
Illinois’ current budget started out at a deficit, hoped for a tax increase that was rejected and counted on a federal bail-out that never came. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s best fix is pension reform.
New official reporting from the state of Illinois shows both rising debt and rising costs in state retirement systems, with essential government services again facing cuts.
New unemployment claims are rising in Illinois, hitting 142,745 last week as COVID-19 restrictions continue.
The Illinois House Special Investigating Committee did little that was special or investigative before ending their probe of Mike Madigan.
Emergency services have been cut in Peoria because public pension costs are growing. Voters will be asked whether a property tax hike should fix the problem.
Chicago leaders are using another gas tax hike to help fill a budget hole driven by pensions. Total gas taxes and fees are closing in on $1 per gallon.