Parents and teachers urge Waynesboro council not to cap school funding, warning a 3% limit would erode resources over time.

The Mountain View and Beautiful Plains school divisions have approved their 2026-27 budgets, and each division’s budget includes a substantial hike in property taxes. The increase is 7.24 per cent ...

After Gov. JB Pritzker presented his budget proposal last month, the immediate reaction was fairly ho-hum. At first blush, the plan looked like a make-no-waves budget designed largely to keep state ...

A change in the formula to determine the property tax abatement being sought by STREAM U.S. Data Centers will result in “a greater benefit” to the local taxing ...

Social Security Taxes 2026: Over 67 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, yet many retirees do not know up to ...

When a community is forced to argue over the last few thousand dollars in a multimillion-dollar school budget, the problem isn’t the people around the table. The problem is the system itself.

Hamilton, 41, announced at a recent press conference that he has already "inherited" two cows for his new farm, one of whom ...

A $1,950 Social Security check may be tax-free, but other income can change that. See the combined income thresholds and examples for singles and couples.

According to the Illinois Municipal League, local governments would be $13 billion richer if the state kept their share of the LGDF at 10%.

Election and budget season for the Saranac Lake Central School District is coming soon, with a vote on both May 19, the time ...

"We're a small town but we have big-city expenses because of the visitation." Analysis shows that $33 billion has been ...