tax hike

Last night, I started getting emails and texts from some people I know who are pretty plugged-in to Illinois politics. When I say plugged-in, I mean they're obsessed with the political machinations of a state that has just been named (again) as one of America's most corrupt states.

If that statement isn't bad enough, Illinois Policy reports that we've also lost three times as many residents in the last decade than any other state in the union.

More than 1 in 5 black and Hispanic women in Illinois lost their jobs during the first month of the statewide stay-at-home order.

State Senator Martin Sandoval's (D-Chicago) proposal would hike the gas tax, double the drivers license fee, and raise vehicle registration fees, too.

Drivers in Illinois already face a 34 cent per gallon tax when they fill up at the pump. Now comes word of a new tax that will cost Illinois drivers dearly.

July 7 marks one year since Illinois’ historic 736-day budget impasse ended with the passage of a record-setting income tax hike.

If you're wondering just how much this new 32% tax hike will cost you, this simple calculator will tell you.

Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger joined the show this week to talk about how the state's lack of a budget is impacting her office. Just this past week, her office said that the state government's backlog of unpaid bills will hit $8.5 billion by the end of December, up from about $6 billion right now...

You soon could be paying more for virtually everything in Winnebago County. The Rockford Register Star is reporting that local school officials are set to meet this week to discuss placing a referendum question on an upcoming election ballot to increase the sales tax by 1-percentage point...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner's office says lawmakers' plan to restore cuts to child care services shows Democrats' resolve to "claw their way to a massive tax hike." A House committee endorsed a Senate-approved measure Tuesday to restore child care for working parents...