The Cook County assessor may have to pay $41,000 in fines for accepting donations in excess of the limit allowed by Cook County campaign finance rules.

City Council gave private ‘booting’ companies the blessing to charge Chicagoans more to remove the device from vehicles.

A new investigation by the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica Illinois reveals the mismanagement of the Cook County property tax system, and the politically connected firms who profit from it.

Increases in several taxes mean a higher tax bill for taxpayers.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed increase in the city’s amusement tax is nothing but the continued nickel-and-diming of Chicagoans.

A proposal co-sponsored by 32 aldermen would mandate the fiscal consequences of ordinances be made transparent.

As a continuing part of a bad deal, Chicago taxpayers will pay Chicago Parking Meters LLC $20 million.