Illinois suspending gas tax hike, sweep $150M sales taxes

By Todd J. Behme

05/31/2026

Lawmakers plan to stop the automatic gas tax increase for six months but plan to use an unexpected $150 million in sales tax from high gas prices to balance the budget rather than benefit taxpayers.

TAGS: budget, gas tax

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

By Patrick Andriesen

05/28/2026

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

Illinois drivers pay nation’s second-highest gas taxes ahead of Memorial Day

By Todd J. Behme

05/21/2026

Gas prices in Illinois are up 48% from last Memorial Day. Here’s what to know about the state’s gas tax.

Illinois budget process needs reform

By Ravi Mishra

05/12/2026

Revamping how the state decides on spending would improve responsibility and transparency.

How much is the new Illinois gas tax hike?

By Dylan Sharkey

05/06/2026

On July 1 the state tax will hit almost 50 cents a gallon. Lawmakers made automatic annual hikes.

TAGS: JB Pritzker

Proposed amendment does nothing to curb gerrymandering in Illinois

By Joe Tabor

04/29/2026

If state House Democrats were serious about protecting our votes, they would require competitive elections and remove politicians from the process.

IRS: Illinois led nation in rate of income loss in 2023

By Bryce Hill

04/22/2026

The state lost a bigger share per resident moving out than anywhere else in the country, according to IRS data.

Manufacturing layoffs drive Illinois job cuts in February

By Josh Bandoch

03/17/2026

Virtually all of over 1,900 health care workers will get the opportunity to join a new employer.

Illinois lawmakers considering statewide bag tax

By Benjamin Hines

03/04/2026

Illinoisans would pay a new bag tax under a proposed bill in Springfield. The tax would only deepen concerns that the state keeps increasing the cost burden.

Illinois on track to lose another congressional seat

By Lilly Rossi

02/12/2026

Illinois is on pace to lose a seat in Congress based on new census data. International immigration and interstate migration are driving those projections.

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Illinois suspending gas tax hike, sweep $150M sales taxes

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Illinois drivers pay nation’s second-highest gas taxes ahead of Memorial Day

Illinois budget process needs reform

How much is the new Illinois gas tax hike?

Proposed amendment does nothing to curb gerrymandering in Illinois

IRS: Illinois led nation in rate of income loss in 2023

Manufacturing layoffs drive Illinois job cuts in February

Illinois lawmakers considering statewide bag tax

Illinois on track to lose another congressional seat

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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