More Illinois counties offer property tax delays to ease COVID-19 losses

04/29/2020

Property tax delays give breathing room to homeowners, many of whom have gone more than a month without a paycheck because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, property taxes

Every Illinois metro area loses population for second year in a row

By Bryce Hill

03/27/2020

New census data reveals that for a second year, all 10 metro areas based primarily in Illinois experienced population decline.

TAGS: outmigration, population, tax burden, tax hikes, U.S. Census Bureau

Illinois mistakenly lists over 1,000 voters as not registered

03/17/2020

This revelation is the third mistake involving the Illinois Secretary of State concerning voter registration since January.

TAGS: election, Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois State Board of Elections, primary, REAL ID

Pritzker orders closure of all Illinois bars and restaurants amid coronavirus spread

By Austin Berg

03/16/2020

The order comes as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois continues to rise.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, JB Pritzker, small business

Will County board approves new $12M gas tax atop doubled state tax

By Vincent Caruso

12/20/2019

Will County became the first county to use new taxing authority under Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s capital plan, adding a new countywide gas tax of 4 cents per gallon atop state and local gas taxes.

TAGS: capital plan, collar counties, DuPage County, excise tax, gas tax, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, JB Pritzker, Joliet, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, sales tax, Springfield, tax hikes, tax increase, Will County

Will County board to vote on 4-cent countywide gas tax following doubled Illinois tax

By Vincent Caruso

12/10/2019

Included in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s capital plan is increased taxing power for some county governments to create or raise countywide gas taxes. Will County could be the first to exercise that authority.

TAGS: capital plan, Democratic Party, excise tax, gas tax, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, infrastructure, JB Pritzker, Republicans, sales tax, Springfield, tax increase, transportation

Up to 140,000 able-bodied Illinoisans may need jobs to get food stamps in 2020

By Vincent Caruso

12/05/2019

Just Cook County food stamp recipients were facing work requirements Jan. 1 if they were under age 50, able-bodied and had no dependents. Now the rules will apply throughout Illinois starting April 1.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, Donald Trump, food stamps, Foundation for Government Accountability, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, job creation, jobs, labor force participation rate, Michigan, National Conference of State Legislatures, regulations, small business, SNAP, Springfield, tax burden, unemployment, West Virginia, Wisconsin

More Illinoisans on food stamps this Thanksgiving, 50K recipients will soon need jobs

11/26/2019

This Thanksgiving, about 17,500 more Illinoisans will be using food stamps. By New Year’s, about 50,000 Cook County recipients must find jobs or lose benefits.

TAGS: constitutional amendment, Cook County, Donald Trump, DuPage County, food stamps, Illinois, JB Pritzker, link card, Midwest, progressive income tax, SNAP, social services

Where you can and can’t buy recreational marijuana in Illinois

11/15/2019

Many Illinois municipalities have voted to ban or restrict marijuana sales when it becomes legal for sale. Here’s a list of where pot will, won’t and might be legally bought.

TAGS: Arlington Heights, Bolingbrook, Buffalo Grove, cannabis, Carbondale, Carol Stream, Chicago, City of Springfield, collar counties, Collinsville, Danville, Decatur, Downers Grove, DuPage County, Edwardsville, Elmhurst, Grayslake, Highland Park, Joliet, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, legalization, Libertyville, Lombard, marijuana, Mundelein, municipal government, Naperville, Northbrook, Oak Park, Plainfield, prohibition, Schaumburg, Urbana, Waukegan, Wheaton, Winnetka

Pension costs force suburban Illinois village to weigh new property tax

09/16/2019

Rising pension costs could force suburban Carol Stream to impose a property tax for the first time in five decades.

TAGS: Carol Stream, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, property taxes, taxes

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More Illinois counties offer property tax delays to ease COVID-19 losses

Every Illinois metro area loses population for second year in a row

Illinois mistakenly lists over 1,000 voters as not registered

Pritzker orders closure of all Illinois bars and restaurants amid coronavirus spread

Will County board approves new $12M gas tax atop doubled state tax

Will County board to vote on 4-cent countywide gas tax following doubled Illinois tax

Up to 140,000 able-bodied Illinoisans may need jobs to get food stamps in 2020

More Illinoisans on food stamps this Thanksgiving, 50K recipients will soon need jobs

Where you can and can’t buy recreational marijuana in Illinois

Pension costs force suburban Illinois village to weigh new property tax

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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