Many nonprofit universities and medical institutions have become giant profit centers and some of the wealthiest landowners in the state.

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 ...

Illinois lawmakers are fast-tracking a proposal to tax the unrealized gains of billionaires, a move that has drawn sharp warnings from taxpayer advocacy groups who say the measure could have ...

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 ...