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Certain individuals can file state taxes for free using MyTax Illinois. To be eligible, you must be an established Illinois taxpayer who has not yet filed an individual income tax return, have a ...

Several new bills were filed by Illinois lawmakers last week, including one that would create a "billionaire wealth tax." ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue will start accepting 2026 individual income tax returns on Jan. 26, coinciding with the start of the federal tax filing season. Illinois taxpayers have a deadline of ...

Student loan borrowers in Illinois could face federal, state ‘tax bomb’ in 2026. Tax policy changes mean some student loan ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - New data from the Illinois Gaming Board shows sports betting in Illinois is down significantly. In September of last year, the state implemented a $0.25 tax on the first 20 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (The Center Square) – An Illinois legislator is raising concerns about state taxpayer funds going to an organization he says is ...

Greg Bishop shares a conversation with Illinois state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, about his proposal to conform Illinois' tax code with the federal tax code of no taxes on tips. Trump ...

In 2019, Illinois became the first state in the nation to legalize the commercial sale of recreational cannabis via legislation rather than a public vote. Gov. JB Pritzker and lawmakers decided by ...

LAKE FOREST, IL – An Illinois physician, Dr. Krishnaswami Sriram of Lake Forest, has been sentenced to 34 months in prison after being convicted of health care fraud and for concealing assets and ...

The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA) attributes a second consecutive 15% year-over-year drop in Illinois sports betting to the Prairie State’s per-wager tax. The SBA also believes September’s 5 million ...

The FTC is warning taxpayers to keep an eye out for phishing and smishing scams aimed at stealing tax refunds and personal data.