Three Illinois GOP candidates debated Trump, taxes, and the Bears stadium. Darren Bailey was not at the event.

Three bills filed in the Illinois General Assembly would change how fast property taxes can increase for homeowners, including seniors, beginning as early as the 2026 tax year.

For decades, Illinois lawmakers have created a system so inequitable that it now threatens the financial stability of entire communities.

Since 2023, Illinois homeowners have shouldered the highest property tax burden in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation. And just two years since taking the dubious title, it’s already proving ...

O'Connor discusses how Illinois is expanding senior property tax protections in 2026. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, ...

In Illinois, homeowners are grappling with the highest property tax burden in the nation, leading to a crisis that threatens community stability and fiscal health. As homeowners struggle to keep up ...

Sosnowski says the bill would offer more cost-certainty for homeowners.

Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.

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 ...

Taxpayers all across Illinois are under siege. While Cook County and Chicago are certainly grabbing headlines with a property tax catastrophe, the entire state now has the highest property taxes in ...