The city’s property tax levy would increase by nearly 12 percent, with most of the funding going toward police and fire pensions.

As property tax bills land in mailboxes in Madison and St. Clair counties, TIF districts sap local tax dollars.

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.

A DuPage County school district is severing ties with two administrators before their contracts expire, and it’s going to cost taxpayers.

High property taxes in the Metro East region are fueling out-migration from the area.

Effective property tax reform must rein in the government costs that drive up taxes.

Though the median household income in Belleville is only $43,318, Belleville Township School District 201’s top administrators are making six-figure salaries.