Illinois is one of the least affordable states in the nation. Blame high taxes, public pensions and structural debt.

White County joined Rock Island in altering tax sale rules to stop equity theft. The moves are intended to protect them from an unconstitutional state law.

Cook County’s delayed property tax bills are straining school districts with nearly $122 million in unexpected, unneeded costs.

Record Cook County property tax hikes under Toni Preckwinkle expose a fundamentally broken system, benefitting insiders and costing everyone else.

Rock Island County required tax buyers at its Dec. 30 sale to attest they would protect homeowners’ equity as judges warn Illinois counties may be liable.

Illinois local governments have been denied more than $10.9 billion in state income tax revenue since fiscal year 2012 because state lawmakers cut their share.