With countywide population dipping, remaining taxpayers in Macon County are being left with an ever-increasing property tax bill.

The Lake County village will tap into its savings account to help cover the costs.

Since 1991, some Illinois counties have traded voters’ ability to influence reductions in property taxes for a statutory limit on their growth. A recent Senate bill, however, would restore voters’ ability to reduce property tax levies through referendums.

The average property tax bill for a Kendall County homeowner in 2017 totaled nearly $6,500.

Both Madison and St. Clair County taxpayers paid a higher effective tax rate than the national average in 2017, a year which also saw continued outmigration from the region.

Homeowners in Chicago’s collar counties faced some of the highest average property tax bills in the state in 2017.

Single-family homeowners in Rock Island County pay an average property tax bill above $2,800, according to a new report.

The proposed $100.8 million budget will spend millions on police and fire pensions as well as a 3 percent pay raise for city workers.