Will Illinois pass a budget this year?
Will Illinois pass a budget this year?
History shows lawmakers prefer to avoid tough but necessary choices.
Illinois shed 2,100 jobs in March
Illinois shed 2,100 jobs in March
The state also saw a drop in the unemployment rate, but it wasn’t because people found jobs.
Illinois House passes bill stopping pay raises for lawmakers
Illinois House passes bill stopping pay raises for lawmakers
House Bill 5760 would stop lawmakers’ scheduled cost-of-living adjustment. Illinois lawmakers are the fifth-highest paid state lawmakers in the nation.
House bill would shield retirement income from taxation
House bill would shield retirement income from taxation
A proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution would render residents’ retirement earnings off limits for Springfield.
Happy birthday, Mike Madigan
Happy birthday, Mike Madigan
What do you get a man who has everything?
Bad accounting hides true size of Illinois’ budget deficits
Bad accounting hides true size of Illinois’ budget deficits
Poor accounting practices prevent true financial transparency in Illinois state government.
Happy birthday, Speaker Madigan
Happy birthday, Speaker Madigan
Tackle football ban for children under 12 shelved for now
Tackle football ban for children under 12 shelved for now
The measure would’ve banned kids aged 12 and under from playing tackle football.
Senate Republicans sign on to resolution opposing progressive income tax
Senate Republicans sign on to resolution opposing progressive income tax
Following their colleagues in the House, 19 members of the Illinois Senate have signed on to a resolution opposing a progressive tax in Illinois.
House passes McHenry County consolidation bill
House passes McHenry County consolidation bill
A bill that would give McHenry County voters a more powerful voice in township consolidation is one step closer to becoming law.
Tax Day: Where do Illinoisans’ state tax dollars go?
Tax Day: Where do Illinoisans’ state tax dollars go?
Pensions and employee health insurance costs consumed nearly a quarter of Illinois’ fiscal year 2018 budget.
Illinois’ Tax Freedom Day doesn’t come for another 2 weeks
Illinois’ Tax Freedom Day doesn’t come for another 2 weeks
Illinoisans will have to work for 119 days this year to pay their federal, state and local tax bills.
Tax Day 2018
Tax Day 2018
Report: Average collar county property tax bill reaches as high as $8,890
Report: Average collar county property tax bill reaches as high as $8,890
Homeowners in Chicago’s collar counties faced some of the highest average property tax bills in the state in 2017.