Alton residents are paying for two overlapping units of government – the city of Alton and Alton Township. But voters will soon have the chance to slash costs by dissolving the city’s redundant township.

More than half of local school district administrators earn more than $100,000, and those incomes will get a boost after a recent board decision.

Madison County voters have rejected a proposed 1 percent sales tax hike twice before. Will the third time be a charm?

Some Madison County townships could see their costs go up, which could drive up property taxes.

One in six Illinois homeowners are seriously underwater.

Property taxes are set to increase in Madison and St. Clair counties, and local taxpayers should know that through TIF districts, politicians divert tax dollars that could go toward schools, libraries and public services to separate accounts that foster a lack of transparency and accountability.