A union-backed pension proposal would saddle Illinois taxpayers with $80 billion-plus in additional pension contributions.

Inheritance Funding reports the average estate settlement takes 6-12 months, but debts and disputes can extend the process to ...

Buying a first home is supposed to be a big milestone — not a financial landmine. But one Illinois homeowner got hit with a surprise she never saw coming: a mortgage jump of 175%, thanks to a missed ...

( WAND) - The Illinois Department of Revenue is warning about a new nationwide text message scam targeting people with fake ...

Prior to the law change, an Illinois investment partnership was a partnership under federal income tax law that met the ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue is urging people and businesses to take advantage of this year’s tax amnesty program ...

Greg Bishop, Illinois editor for The Center Square, hosts Illinois In Focus Daily, a review of some of the top Illinois headlines with timely and relevant news and interviews. 9/25/25 NJ governor's ...

New Jersey residents still have time to apply for property tax relief through the state’s ANCHOR program, but the deadline is approaching. When is the deadline to apply for the ANCHOR program?

Tax refunds for Coloradans in 2026 are expected to be significantly lower than those received in recent years. Under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, a 1992 voter-approved amendment to the ...

A tank of gas, a couple of movie tickets or a meal out. That’s about how far you’ll be able to stretch your TABOR refund check next year. After a string of comparatively large TABOR refund checks, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An obscure practice that lets private investors extract millions in equity from Illinois homeowners is now under legal fire. For decades, county treasurers in Illinois have collected ...

Roland Calia, a public finance consultant with The Civic Federation, outlines the stakes in an August 2025 report: "Maintaining strong property tax collection rates-typically above 95%-is critical for ...