Not all states tax income the same. See how state income tax rates compare, how flat and progressive systems work and what ...

On Tuesday, the top Chicago leader spoke more about his push. The union activist turned mayor says it’s the right moment for Illinois to tax millionaires more and create a tax on digital advertising.

Former Gov. Pat Quinn claims a millionaire tax would offer Illinoisans property tax relief, but it won’t work without pension ...

Illinois In Focus Daily | Wednesday Nov. 26th, 2025 Greg Bishop, Illinois editor for The Center Square, hosts Illinois In ...

Too often the people hurt by the current system are seniors on fixed incomes, communities are destabilized and generational ...

Our job as a state is to help people and to address a lot of the systemic issues that we have here in Illinois. We need ...

Expect a progressive tax, higher education spending and a Bears stadium to be high on the agenda for Illinois state lawmakers. Taxpayers have reason to worry as the second half of the 104th Illinois ...

Illinoisans can soon start filing their state and federal taxes, although the deadline in April is still a ways off. Here are a few reminders about filing, as well as a change in available options to ...

Two Illinois cities have some of the highest property tax burdens in the nation compared to typical incomes, according to a recent report from financial company SmartAsset. SmartAsset’s “Cities with ...

With the holidays behind us, it's time to start getting back into the swing of normal life. This includes paying taxes, as the universally dreaded tax season nears. Fortunately, some Americans could ...

SPRINGFIELD — When a progressive Chicago alderperson scolded Gov. JB Pritzker in November over his opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s failed proposal to tax large corporations $21 per employee, ...