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As of January 1, Illinois residents can expect to see an increase in the state's gas tax.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced today that the IRS has officially moved Tax Day to July 15.

A new 5-cent statewide tax on plastic bags would hit up Illinois shoppers for as much as $23 million in state revenue. Chicago would be exempt from the new tax, since it already has a tax in place.

For those who understand or don't, we have found a way for you to get a better idea how this will affect you and your family.

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network The clock is ticking on the federal Highway Trust Fund, and both of Illinois’ U.S. Senators are against settling for any short-term extension. The fund supports highway and transit projects around the country, but since 2005, Congress hasn’t been able to pass a long-term transportation funding bill, instead passing 33 short-term fixes...

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network If you are thinking of Illinois’ tax structure and how to remake it, maybe you should look west, where 5,000 volunteers in Oregon will participate in a new kind of tax that charges drivers by how many miles they drive, not by how many gallons of fuel they buy...

The Illinois Supreme Court's ruling on the state's pension reform law seems to make one thing clear: Illinois needs massive reforms to avoid simply becoming a pension provider that does government services on the side. Already nearly 25 percent of every tax dollar in Springfield goes to fund pernsions...

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network The satellite TV industry is against being taxed. Among the taxes being talked about in Springfield, though not introduced as legislation, is a 5 percent tax on satellite TV equal to the 5 percent fee that cable TV companies pay to the cities where they operate...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Voters will be able to weigh in on a proposed tax on millionaires this November. Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that will put a non-binding referendum on the ballot, asking whether the state’s constitution should be amended to add an additional 3 percent tax on all income over $1 million...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network U.S. Sen. Mark S. Kirk (R-Ill.) wants to give a tax break to craft breweries. Kirk says he supports the Small BREW (Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce) Act, which would reduce the taxes paid by brewers on their first 2 million barrels of beer, and halve the taxes due on the first 60,000...