Property Taxes

Rep. Scherer's bill would amend the property tax code.

The Senior Citizes Tax Deferral Program is open to applicants until March 1st.

The Joppa Maple Grove School District decided to conduct school reorganization studies with the Massac, Vienna and Century school districts after Electric Energy Inc announced the plant is closing this fall. The plant provides around 60% of the district’s property tax funds.

A group of Illinois House Republicans heavily criticized the lack of work from a statewide task force on property taxes.

A clause in the 2017 school funding reform law was designed to provide property tax relief. But after one year of implementation, the State Board of...

The Illinois legislature is back in town this week and Governor Bruce Rauner is outlining a to do list for lawmakers.Items on the governor's agenda…

The U.S. Treasury has ruled that Illinois homeowners who prepaid their 2018 property taxes last year will receive the full state and local tax…

WSIU Radio's Jordan Maddox interviews Union County Treasurer Darren Bailey about the release of his annual report called "Where Do My Taxes Go?"

Illinois state Republicans are introducing a new package of bills they say is their effort to end the budget impasse. The Republicans’ proposal includes…

Daniel Biss - a Democratic candidate for governor - says Illinois' tax system should be overhauled.The state senator from Evanston appeared on Illinois…