Delaying property tax payments would give much-needed relief for those struggling without a paycheck during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Without true pension reform, Sangamon County homeowners will only continue to see the gap between their property taxes and home values grow.

A progressive tax won’t stop constant property tax hikes. Pension reform will.

Illinoisans face the highest average combined sales tax in the Midwest. A new bill would show consumers exactly where those dollars are going on every purchase receipt.

Voters said they don’t need a township on top of Springfield city government, but unless Sangamon County leaders act there will be no tax savings.

Voters decided Sangamon County school building improvements were worth boosting Springfield’s sales tax to among the highest in the nation. The 1 percent sales tax hike will take the total to 10.75 percent at some stores.

Voters in the village of Jerome, on Springfield’s southwest edge, will decide whether to adopt an additional property tax to pay for public pension contributions.