Melvin CornfieldNovember 2, 2024Cornfield, a graduate of the College, specialized in tax law. He served as tax director at NBC and later at its parent company, and in the later part of his career led ...

An impassioned Mayor Brandon Johnson was in his element as he tailored his pitch to reinstate Chicago’s corporate head tax ...

Brandon Johnson vents his frustration about having to defend his proposed tax on corporations when poor and working people ...

S&P revised Chicago's outlook to negative from stable and affirmed its BBB rating on the city's outstanding general ...

Illinois' General Assembly passed a bill that provides both governance reforms sought by lawmakers and funding to avert a ...

Daniel J. Montgomery takes the helm at the American Library Association today, with priorities that include federal and state ...

Harvey has the third-lowest property tax collection rate in Cook County, with only 58.29% of 2023 tax bills paid, leaving ...

They were sick of the incessant school closings. They were sick of seeing charter schools open that get wildly uneven results yet are praised to the skies by Arne Duncan and now Rahm Emanuel. They ...

Harvey billed $57.9 million in taxes in 2023 and has collected only $33.75 million, a collection rate of 58.29%.

An impassioned Mayor Brandon Johnson was in his element as he tailored his pitch to reinstate Chicago’s corporate head tax during a recent West Englewood town hall. “There’s a reason why more of our ...

SPRINGFIELD – A House panel last week advanced a bill aimed at reforming a state pension plan known as the “Tier 2” system, but only with the understanding that negotiations will continue and no final ...

This is the last week Chicago Public Schools families can explore school options for the next academic year through the GoCPS ...