Taxes

If you're addicted to streaming services like Netflix or Spotify, get ready to take a bigger hit to your pocketbook if the Illinois legislator gets its way.

So, you filed your taxes and you still haven't received your refund yet. Here's when you can expect it.

As if there weren't enough taxes to worry about, now there's another. Will it effect Rockford shoppers?

The good news, the beverage tax is dead, for now, the bad news, lawmakers in Springfield are now proposing seven new taxes that didn't exist before.

If you're a Rockford tax payer, you may want to check this out. Some of all our sales tax is going to a development plan, not an actual physical improvement, but a "let's see if we can make this better" type of plan. By the way, not all city leaders are on board.

Honestly, I am shaking my head at our government. They're considering an idea to help cover costs of road construction by taxing drivers by the miles they drive!

It's crunch time for those of us who haven't even begun our taxes. Good news the due date has been to the 18th, not this Friday the 15th. But why?

A new homebuyers programs has been announced that would give tax refunds for three years to people who build new single-family homes, or purchase short sale or foreclosed homes in Rockford and physically live in them.

I just found out something that I had no idea was going in our state. Ladies, we are being taxed for using tampons and pads in Illinois!

If you have ever bothered to look at the fine detail of your cell phone bill, you may be shocked to see how much is going for fees and to pay taxes.