Illinois Taxes

This $2.7 billion sales tax increase would be on top of all the other taxes that Illinoisans pay, and I think it's safe to say you'll be shocked at what Illinois lawmakers now want to tax.

Sky-high property taxes, the second-highest outbound migration numbers in the country, and now a gas tax (the 2nd highest in the entire nation) is about to take an even bigger bite out of your wallet. It's really no surprise when you read polling information that says 50 percent of Illinois residents would leave the state if they could.

What happens when a governor doubles gas taxes in his first week on the job and then builds in annual increases for those gas taxes? You get a not-so-lovely surprise every year when gas taxes take a bigger bite out of your budget. That's what's about to happen in Illinois in a little over 60 days.

For those who have been arguing that Illinois would be an absolutely perfect state if we just had more taxes to pay and some new laws to follow, the good news is that Illinois state government listened to you. The bad news for the rest of us is that Illinois state government listened to you.

Summer is about to get a little more expensive in Illinois.

As we near the beginning of the fiscal year, the grocery tax will stay the same but gas prices will be even more painful than last year.

The proposed legislation would offer a $700 tax credit for each child under the age of 17.

Some of Illinois' tax rates are nearly the worst in the United States. Here's which are costing residents the most money.

Illinois' high real estate taxes might be people are leaving in droves.

The Internal Revenue Service reported that they have more than $50 million of refunds that have yet to be claimed by Illinois taxpayers. 55,767 Illinois taxpayers who did not file taxes in 2018 in Illinois are running out of time to do so...