Tax updates in Illinois. According to Senate Bill 642, the property tax benefit for low-income seniors is being extended.

Rock Island County required tax buyers at its Dec. 30 sale to attest they would protect homeowners’ equity as judges warn Illinois counties may be liable.

Preston said his plan would keep families in their homes, end predatory practices that strip away equity and require fair ...

A Democratic state lawmaker has filed a bill to address the Illinois practice of county governments seizing homes and equity ...

Illinois local governments have been denied more than $10.9 billion in state income tax revenue since fiscal year 2012 ...

(The Center Square) – An Illinois legislator says Illinois’ property taxes, which are second-highest in the nation, impact businesses much more than the uncertainty of tariffs. A House Joint Revenue ...

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 ...

Loan company Rocket Mortgage reports Illinois has the second-highest effective property tax rate in the nation, at 2.07%. New ...

Financial relief in the form of a tax rebate check will soon be mailed to thousands of Illinois residents. Under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Illinois Family Relief Plan, which was approved in April, one-time ...

Scott County may maintain steady property taxes; the Illinois Department of Revenue reports a tentative equalization factor ...

Many nonprofit universities and medical institutions have become giant profit centers and some of the wealthiest landowners in the state.