A state-level move to tax the extremely wealthy on unrealized gains would open a Pandora's Box of legal and logistical issues, according to the Tax Foundation and the Illinois Policy Institute.

Since 2023, Illinois homeowners have shouldered the highest property tax burden in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation. And just two years since taking the dubious title, it’s already proving ...

Illinois remains the only state that hasn’t reformed its property tax sale system after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Tyler ...

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(The Center Square) – The 2025 Illinois State Fair is being praised for its affordability and accessibility to families across the state, but it’s also a major public investment, with more than $140 ...

Sports Betting Alliance of Illinois spokesperson Maura Possley said five million fewer bets were placed in Illinois this September.

Despite the drop in the number of bets, the amount of money wagered on sports in September increased 9% from the previous year to a new record high handle of $1.4 billion.

Every July 1 since 2019, Illinois’ motor fuel tax ticks upward with the rate of inflation. And every year, the same talking heads emerge attacking it as some evidence of broken government. This is ...

Roland Calia, a public finance consultant with The Civic Federation, outlines the stakes in an August 2025 report: "Maintaining strong property tax collection rates-typically above 95%-is critical for ...