State lawmakers are rushing a first-in-the-world wealth tax on billionaires. They also want taxes on streaming services such ...

When sports betting launched in Illinois in 2020, betting operators had to pay a flat 15% tax on any revenue they earned. Now ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...

The September morning when FanDuel slapped a 50-cent fee on every bet placed in Illinois marked a turning point. For the ...

Greg Bishop reviews the ongoing debate at the Illinois Statehouse about which taxes to increase during the final days of fall ...

Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion public transit funding package early Friday, averting a looming "fiscal cliff" ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5 billion transit funding bill without large statewide tax increases that were previously ...

Illinois House Democrats introduced a proposal to fund Chicago-area transit system via new taxes on entertainment events and ...

In an overnight marathon session, the Illinois General Assembly has passed a massive $1.5 billion bill to address a looming ...

A state-level move to tax the extremely wealthy on unrealized gains would open a Pandora's Box of legal and logistical issues ...

SPRINGFIELD — Two key negotiators on public transit reform in the Illinois House filed a bill Tuesday to raise up to $2 ...