The move could raise $2 billion annually at a time when Illinois is facing increased budget pressures, the groups say.

With gas tax revenues on the decline as more and more vehicles require less gas, Illinois state Sen. Ram Villivalam, ...

An Illinois representative has introduced legislation for a road mileage tax as the state sees less revenue from the gas tax that has traditionally funded road work. The state currently funds much ...

Chanelle Brown holds her son, Kendrick Williams. Illinois expanded its earned income tax credit in 2024, giving low- to moderate-income workers a bigger break on their 2023 state income tax filing.

The motor fuel tax helps pay for road, bridge and public transit improvements throughout Illinois. Now, though, vehicles require less gas — or no gas at all — so funding for infrastructure has ...

Overall, Illinois placed last in the country for taxation, coming in at 51st for overall effective state and local tax rate, 50th for real estate taxes, and 47th for income taxes. Illinois also ...

Thousands of Illinois taxpayers may be owed tax refunds ... estimates that 1.1 million Americans did not filed their Form 1040 federal tax returns for that year, which were due on April 15 ...

So, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has nobody but ... depending on whether his plan for delinquent tax collections, shorting the road fund and boosting gambling taxes all work out.

As engines become more fuel efficient, and electric vehicles make greater inroads , Illinois faces an unexpected consequence — less funding for roads. The motor fuel tax helps pay for road ...

"It feels like more of an attack that we have to keep paying for this and that," Illinois driver Sandi Diaz said. With more fuel-efficient engines and electric vehicles, the motor fuel tax ...

It also stipulates that when an Illinois county transfers a property to a tax buyer, the contract “must contain a statement that the property owner may have the right to obtain money for any ...

The IRS estimates that over $1 billion in unclaimed tax return refunds are owed to over 1.1 million people, with an average ...