Local races will be on the ballot across the Chicago area Tuesday, but one countywide measure could have significant impacts.

Chicago’s revenue exceeded estimates by 7.2% in the first two months of this year thanks to taxes on cloud storage and home ...

Voters in Tuesday’s consolidated election appear to have shot down a referendum question in Kane County that would have increased the sales tax by 0.75% to pay for public safety expenses in the ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit five years ago, property values have fallen downtown, and that’s shifted a greater portion of Chicago’s tax burden away from the heart of the Loop and onto ...

A new report says retails sales in the Chicago area rose nearly 5% in 2024 compared to the previous year. Crain’s reports local consumers spent nearly $178 billion in 2024. The numbers were compiled ...

A Chicago woman is fighting to reclaim her home after a mix-up over property tax payments led to its sale. Robin McElroy, who lives in the Morgan Park neighborhood, was shocked when she was handed ...

(Molly Morrow / The Beacon-News) On Monday, the Kane County Board hosted an in-person town hall meeting in Aurora to answer questions about the sales tax referendum question being put to voters in ...