G tax forms are now available for claimants who received unemployment insurance (UI) benefits in 2024, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today. Claimants who collected UI ...

Overspending is simply not the reason Illinois currently has, or at any time in the last 30 years had, General Fund deficits. What the data show, however, is that flawed tax policy drives state ...

Illinois should extend its sales tax to services like haircuts, dry cleaning and plumbing, the nonpartisan Civic Federation recommended in a report out Wednesday — a week before Gov. J.B. Pritzker is ...

When local governments must comply with a new state law, it often increases costs. Those costs are passed on to the taxpayer.

“The sales tax burden is low because although Illinois has high sales tax rates, it taxes very few consumer services.” The state’s 5% sales tax rate (not including 1.25% for local ...

The IRS is offering a new service called IRS Direct File, which allows taxpayers to file their taxes quickly and easily for ...

It shouldn't be something that's part of a lexicon and discussion of politicians. We're one state.” Newlin also said that Illinois secessionists are divided on the topic. "One group wants to form a ...

J.B. Pritzker and Democrats are being good stewards of Illinois tax dollars, Evans said. “My hope is that they discard the Elon Musk department and focus on really fixing this country,” Evans said.

Illinois has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...

Asked if Illinois, with an anticipated $3 billion budget deficit for the next fiscal year, should have a similar effort, state Rep ... good stewards of Illinois tax dollars, Evans said.