Budget + Tax
Illinois gives $12M to NASCAR
Illinois’ opaque budget process handed $12 million to NASCAR. Fast and furious is no way to treat taxpayers’ money. Illinois’ 2026 budget included $12 million for NASCAR, but the cash was handed out too fast for anyone to see exactly…
Illinois local governments lose out on $10.9B in state…
Illinois local governments have been denied more than $10.9 billion in state income tax…
Illinois state spending balloons as state economy…
At least 49 tax hikes under Gov. J.B. Pritzker have driven state spending to record highs,…
Illinois counts on bad habits to raise $3.47B in sin…
Whether your vice is drinking, tobacco, cannabis or gambling, Illinois is enjoying $3.47…
Illinois spends $1M to rethink capitalism
Illinois progressives want to reimagine capitalism and hand out free money with the tax…
Watching ‘Elf’ or ‘Home Alone’ costs $300M more in Chicago
Chicagoans pay extra to stream holiday movies on Netflix or Hulu because of the city’s 10.25% streaming tax. The cost was nearly $300 million in 2025. Watching classics such as “Elf,” “Home Alone” or “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”…
Chicago adopts $16.6B budget, adds $535M in taxes
Chicago aldermen for the first time pushed through their own budget, rejecting the mayor’s…
Property taxes rob ‘Home Alone’ house of nearly $52,000
The owners of Kevin McCallister’s house from the “Home Alone” movie will pay nearly $52,000…
Gassing up in Illinois pricey during record holiday…
AAA estimates 5.7 million Illinoisans will travel this holiday season. Most will be driving,…
Judge rules Cook County tax sale illegal; lawmakers yet…
A federal judge ruled Cook County is illegally settling minor property tax debts by seizing…
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