Chicago homeowners on the South and West Sides are bracing for huge property tax hikes, driven by surging assessments and ...

Senior citizens in Illinois are being forced out of their homes due to rising property taxes, but a Democratic plan to increase the Homestead program exemption could help some seniors stay in their ...

In Illinois, homeowners are grappling with the highest property tax burden in the nation, leading to a crisis that threatens community stability and fiscal health. As homeowners struggle to keep up ...

Illinois’ overall population has declined by more than 260,000 residents since 2020, according to census figures. For many reasons — skyrocketing taxes, high prices, staggering increases in crime — ...

Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a Cook County property tax relief plan that restricts the types of evidence the Cook County Board of Review can consider.

Illinoisans pay the second-highest property taxes in the nation. And this election, voters in Illinois can vote on a non-binding referendum called the Illinois Property Tax Relief Amendment Referendum ...

Illinois voters approved of the Property Tax Relief and Fairness advisory referendum, which asked voters if the state should implement a 3% tax on income greater than $1,000,000, dedicating those ...

A Illinois megaprojects bill betrays the principle of equal treatment by elevating billionaires above their less well-off ...

Illinois residents will vote on a 3% tax for millionaires in November. The governor says the tax could generate $4.5 billion annually and alleviate high property taxes. Illinois has the second-highest ...

Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to talk news from the local housing market.