Illinois population grows in 2024 despite 56K residents leaving for ...
Dec 19, 2024 · Illinois population grows in 2024 despite 56K residents leaving for other states. A massive influx of 112,955 international migrants boosted Illinois population in 2024, new …
Chicago property taxes have doubled in 10 years, thanks to pensions
Dec 17, 2024 · Chicago’s government pension obligations have increased nearly sixfold since 2014, driving up Chicago’s sky-high property taxes. Another increase for 2025 was likely …
Where on Chicago Transit Authority are you most likely to be …
Dec 26, 2024 · Chicago Transit Authority Green Line riders were the most likely to be crime victims for the 12 months ending in September. The most dangerous CTA stop had nearly 7 …
How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone
Jul 18, 2024 · How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone. Legislation allowing Illinois residents to carry a digital driver’s license or ID on their smartphone will take effect in 2025.
Chicago mayor gets budget without his $300M in property tax hikes
Dec 17, 2024 · Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was denied a $300 million property tax hike, then a $150 million property tax hike, then a $68.5 million property tax hike. He got his 2025 …
Can noncitizens vote in Illinois? Depends on the election
Jul 9, 2024 · The influx of migrants to Chicago and Illinois presents a potential voting bloc ahead of the 2024 election. Some politicians have tried to get them the vote. Others have tried to …
46 towns have passed a grocery tax. Is your town next?
Jan 16, 2025 · Already 46 towns around Illinois have voted to impose a 1% grocery tax in 2026. Other Illinoisans will start to save 1% on groceries when the statewide tax ends.
Some Montgomery County residents see 1,400% property tax hike
Nov 22, 2024 · Residents in Central Illinois are feeling sticker shock from exponential property tax growth. One woman’s $756 property tax bill is skyrocketing to $10,000 in one year.
4 of Illinois’ past 10 governors went to prison
Apr 11, 2022 · 4 of Illinois’ past 10 governors went to prison. Four of the past 10 former Illinois governors are among the public officials who have been convicted of offenses in Illinois.
House unanimously passes bill to let Illinois parents leave teens …
Mar 3, 2022 · The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill to eliminate the nation’s strictest standard for how old children must be to be left home alone, now set at age 14. The bill lets …