Longtime homeowners would be exempt from paying property taxes when they reach that benchmark under a bill introduced in ...

Ugaste introduced House Bill 9, which would set aside 25% of the state budget, roughly $13 billion, and use 20% of that ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) reminded senior citizens about the availability of the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program. The program, which works like a loan, allows ...

Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly say they have solutions to help working families in the state. The legislators ...

this bill raises the income eligibility for the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption to $75,000 and ties future increases to inflation. Senate Bill 2093: This legislation seeks to ...

Illinoisan pay the second highest property tax in the nation, only behind New Jersey according to Tax Foundation. State House ...

Eligible senior citizens will be able to fill out an application to freeze future increases on their real estate property taxes next week. The Senior Citizen Tax Credit program, signed into law by the ...

Nonprofit Ladder Up hosted a Tax-A-Thon event in Pullman last year, offering free tax filing services for Chicagoans. Heidi Zeiger/For the Sun-Times Share Professional tax preparation services can ...

A bill pending in the General Assembly would allow first-time home buyers to set up tax-deductible savings accounts to save ...

“This bill will address that to keep some of our vulnerable seniors in their homes.” Illinois has the second highest property taxes in the country behind only New Jersey. “Family budgets ...