The village of Hoffman Estates took over Sears Centre Arena in 2009, but the multi-purpose stadium has yet to turn an annual profit on its own.

The county board approved a $3.5 million property tax levy increase for 2019.

Making Illinois a more attractive state in which to plant roots is entirely within lawmakers’ control.

A new report analyzes the effects of “tax increment financing” on communities across the nation – and calls into question the merits of the widely used development tool.