As legislators return to Springfield, they face another daunting challenge: reckoning with a budget that’s under pressure ...

As session resumes in Springfield, we spoke with leaders of both the House and Senate to see what lawmakers hope to ...

An Illinois-based investment group wants to buy a 292-unit rental complex in Farmingville for $190 million, less than two ...

Taxes on alcohol, tobacco, gambling and cannabis produce a lot of revenue, but they raise questions of fairness.

There were 6.4 million fewer wagers placed in Illinois in October 2025 than in October 2024 at a time when sports betting is ...

BetRivers has again raised the minimum betting stake in Illinois as the company responds to a new Chicago city tax on ...

Illinois realizes huge profits from both legal and illegal cannabis — at the cost of adverse health consequences for its ...

A new Illinois Policy Institute analysis estimates local governments have lost $10.9 billion since 2012 due to reduced state ...

Casinos in Illinois are an enormous business. Here's how much money they generated in gaming revenue and taxes in 2025.

Personal income tax revenues jumped 9 percent in December, compared to December 2024. In dollar terms, tax payments jumped $231 million, from $2.581 billion to $2.812 billion. Sales taxes in December ...

Affordability will be a key political theme of the coming Illinois General Assembly as leaders signal proposals from health ...

IDOR has set Lee County's property assessment multiplier at 1.0000 for tax year 2025, maintaining equity across counties and ...