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Many rural businesses and farms will benefit from the tax overhaul passed Wednesday by Congress. But there’s a catch: If the changes fail to spur...
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As Illinois lawmakers grapple with a budget shortfall, a measure to impose a tax on millionaires' income came up short. Adding a surcharge to income...
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A non-binding referendum on the April ballot will ask voters whether to increase the city’s utility tax. The extra revenue would go toward road repairs…
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Illinois taxpayers are waiting longer than usual for their state income tax refunds. Terry Horstman of the Illinois revenue department says the agency...
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Bruce Rauner -- the Republican nominee for Illinois governor -- says he followed the letter of the law when filing his taxes. But he won't say whether...
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The state took in over a billion dollars more in taxes than the prior year, thanks to an uptick in sales tax money. Personal income tax revenue also...
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911 call centers are struggling to maintain services as more people ditch their landline phones for cell phones. That’s because wireless phone lines in...
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Dissatisfaction in the area with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues as the income-tax deadline approaches.That’s when we should…
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Occupy Peoria protestors were starting to assemble on Main Street one Saturday in October, when I was reading a magazine, eating an omelet and drinking…