The Chicago suburb’s decision to raise the levy will result in a 3.1 percent hike in the city’s portion of property tax bills, marking the first such increase in four years.

The politically motivated freeze would not address key cost drivers or protect Illinois homeowners from property tax increases.

Consolidating governments in the collar counties could help lower residents’ high property taxes.

Senate Bill 3 marks an important step in the right direction for local government consolidation, but there’s more to be done.

A decade-old, 18-story, taxpayer-funded hotel in the village of Lombard is headed for bankruptcy, proving to be a misguided investment of taxpayer dollars.

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

Illinois homeowners’ property taxes are among the highest in the nation. They are consuming more and more of Illinoisans’ incomes.