While supporters of the tax claim success in the fight against obesity, the law exempts a vulnerable segment of the population.

The new tax will make soda sold in Chicago among the most expensive in the country.

Illinois parents will pay the Midwest’s highest sales taxes on back-to-school shopping.

The tax makes soda sold in Chicago among the most expensive in the country.

High-priced government workers cost taxpayers in Illinois $10 billion a year, with municipal managers in areas surrounding Chicago reaping the most benefits.

In trying to force a Chicago bailout, proponents of Senate Bill 1 are throwing hundreds of thousands of downstate and suburban students into limbo.

House Joint Resolution 69 would create a special task force to investigate and report on state and local property tax assessment, appeals processes and other property tax policies.