State leaders rely on budget gimmicks and short-term fixes and they assume speculative proposals will become law and operate ...

As state lawmakers finalize the 2026 budget, public sector unions are pushing for major benefit spikes for Tier 2 pensioners ...

With the budget facing a potential $1.2 billion deficit, some ideas on the table include taxing deliveries from companies ...

Springfield lawmakers are close to hiking road tolls, taxing rideshare services as well as real estate sales for everyone in ...

State lawmakers have given themselves until May 31 to pass the state’s upcoming budget, here’s what might be included.

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara has cut the property tax rate to 1.93% by cutting costs and spending smarter – a playbook other ...

Allan Luzbetak has lived in the Lockport, Illinois area for decades; but concerns over rising property taxes could push him ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker increased Illinois’ state spending more during his first six state budgets than any other state leader in ...

Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is retiring after a 10-year term of monitoring public spending. The scrutiny his own ...

If Illinois state lawmakers follow the Chicago Teachers Union’s push for a 7.92% base corporate tax rate, it can severely ...

Illinois’ university system is losing students to other states as prices per student top the nation. The system and its ...

Illinois students are struggling to meet proficiency standards on state assessments. Instead of working to improve student ...