As state lawmakers look to plug budget holes by removing limits on state income tax rates, Illinois’ spending is set to ...

Illinois tipped workers hoping for a break under the new federal tax law are in for a surprise: the state will continue ...

Residents of Illinois who go shopping in early January 2026 will be in for a surprise when they check out. After all, news of ...

A slew of new Illinois taxes and laws for 2025 went into effect overnight as the calendar turned to July 1. Many of the changes and new taxes mean some things in the state will wind up costing more, ...

With the state now losing a resident to another state every nine minutes and more than half of all voters pointing to rising ...

Illinois is not adopting the new federal “no tax on tips” provision, meaning tipped workers in the state will still owe ...

AI discrimination rules, paid nursing breaks, end of state grocery tax, capped inhaler costs, and expanded worker and ...

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Since 2023, Illinois homeowners have shouldered the highest property tax burden in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation. And just two years since taking the dubious title, it’s already proving ...

Illinois' gas tax is about to rise starting this week, which will mean drivers will pay more at the pump. The increase comes as a number of tax hikes and new laws begin across the state starting July ...

Chicago-area drivers could end up paying $1 billion more in tolls each year as part of a deal state lawmakers admitted was ...

Businesses concerned and angry over tax increase. Jan. 14, 2011 — -- Illinois companies are slamming the state's move to the third-highest corporate tax rate in the country, signed into law ...