The idea has generated buzz since Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, but there are few successful examples to draw from, experts say.

That would take a substantial bite out of the projected $771 million shortfall in annual funding for the Chicago Transit ...

The city of Aurora is considering extending a grocery tax that has been in place statewide for decades but is set to expire ...

Alderman Nicole Lee warned of this fall’s “very, very difficult” negotiations that “will likely include a property tax levy” despite widespread resistance.

Amid the ferocious debate over Trump’s “Big Beautiful,” I can hear echoes of the old “welfare queen” legend, particularly ...

On a warm, late June morning at Truman College in Uptown, Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed attendees to the first of several budget roundtables. He hit on a familiar litany of positive developments, ...

Enjoying the spotlight during his annual budget address in February 2024, Gov. J.B. Pritzker paused an accounting of his ...

As elderly Americans begin to lose SNAP and Medicaid under President Trump’s new tax and spending law, providers brace for ...

Nearly 2 million Illinois residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to put food on the ...

The two cities join a host of other municipalities that have adopted grocery taxes of their own as the state tax is set to ...

Several members of the city’s Finance & Budget Committee expressed interest Tuesday in exploring alternatives to replacing an expiring state grocery ...

As reported by Evanston Now Monday, city staff estimate that more than half of the grocery tax is paid by out-of-town ...