As election season kicks off in earnest and the Springfield veto session hurtles to its conclusion, Cook County Board ...

Dragging carts full of petition papers to get on the March primary ballot, candidates for Cook County offices filled the ...

Illinois lawmakers passed legislation expanding eligibility for senior property tax breaks and moving the due date back one month for spring Cook County property tax bills.

Cook County has yet to mail out property tax bills that were supposed to go out in July with an August pay-by date. For ...

Thousands of Cook County homebuyers are waiting on property tax reimbursements due to delays in tax bill mailing.

Democratic primary battles formally launched Monday for two of Cook County’s top elected positions. Cook County Board ...

Lawsuits are mounting from homeowners, investors and counties. Unless lawmakers act, taxpayers could pay millions in damages over Illinois' unconstitutional tax sale system.

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

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

With time running short in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, Democratic lawmakers proposed new taxes on many large entertainment events and billionaires to raise the $1.5 billion ...

State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases previously ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5 billion transit funding bill, raising sales tax for the Regional Transportation Authority.