Budget + Tax
Gassing up in Illinois pricey during record holiday travel
AAA estimates 5.7 million Illinoisans will travel this holiday season. Most will be driving, forced to pay the nation’s No. 2 gas taxes. This year’s holiday travel is expected to break records with 122.4 million people nationally and 5.7…
Judge rules Cook County tax sale illegal; lawmakers yet…
A federal judge ruled Cook County is illegally settling minor property tax debts by seizing…
High sales taxes suck a little joy out of Illinois…
Illinois sales taxes on holiday purchases rank No. 8 in the U.S., but Chicago charges…
Report offers $1B in fixes as Chicago budget talks…
The Chicago City Council rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s economically harmful tax proposals,…
Most Chicagoans, aldermen oppose Johnson’s 2026 budget
Most Chicago City Council members and residents oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget,…
$1B, unneeded tax hike coming to a tollway near you?
Chicago-area drivers could end up paying $1 billion more in tolls each year as part of a deal state lawmakers admitted was made to get labor union support. Illinois drivers face up to $1 billion more in tollway fees per year – money the…
Transit sales tax hike makes suburbs pay for Chicago…
Chicago-area transit riders deserve safe, reliable service. But the Regional Transportation…
Illinois lawmakers push retirement tax to keep spending…
As state lawmakers look to plug budget holes by removing limits on state income tax rates,…
Handing out money without work fails, but Illinois…
A 2024 study showed handing people money they hadn’t worked for hurt them, but Illinois…
Chicago streaming tax adds 10% to NFL Thanksgiving…
Streaming Thanksgiving football comes with extra costs just for living in Chicago. The city…
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