Budget + Tax
Illinois “spending cuts” aren’t from good behavior
Illinois lawmakers claim the state saved nearly $500 million in fiscal year 2026, but most “savings” are either from federal decisions or shifting costs, not serious fiscal restraint. Illinois is already struggling to balance its 2026…
Commuter changed jobs to avoid tolls, warns of rate…
State lawmakers voted to hike road tolls in 2027, even though the state has billions in the…
Illinois gives $45M to select business groups
Some Illinois lawmakers handed money to their local business associations. Should everyone’s…
Illinois county updated tax sale, participation dropped
White County joined Rock Island in altering tax sale rules to stop equity theft. The moves…
Illinois gives $1.5M to ICE opponents
Illinois lawmakers funded a Hispanic chamber of commerce connected to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Its…
Illinois No. 3 in U.S. for high gas taxes
Illinoisans pay the third-highest gas taxes in the nation at nearly $0.85 per gallon. California leads and Michigan edged into the No. 2 spot. Illinois’ gasoline taxes got higher during the past year, but the state dropped a spot to No.…
Trucking industry vet calls Illinois toll hike needless…
Illinois toll rates are about to increase as a political favor to construction unions. That’s…
Illinois politicians still want boosted tax power
The Illinois Constitution stops politicians from imposing progressive taxation, which would…
Cook County property tax delays hit Evanston, other…
Cook County’s delayed property tax bills are straining school districts with nearly $122…
Illinois spends $700K on decolonization activism
Illinois’ rushed, closed-door budgeting process funded $700,000 in taxpayer dollars to a…
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