Illinois Cigarette Tax

The Illinois Senate voted 31-27 Tuesday in favor of raising the state tax on cigarettes by $1, from 98 cents to $1.98 per pack. The House approved ...

As part of a larger strategy to help balance the budget of Illinois' Medicaid program, Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed raising the tax on cigarettes acros...

In the summer of 2009, Illinois governor Pat Quinn cobbled together bipartisan support for a $31 billion capital spending bill. The ambitious legislat...

A cigarette tax increase is one source of revenue that legislators often see as win-win: either people will choose to keep smoking and pay an extra pr...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois Senate rejected higher cigarette taxes Thursday, but then reversed course and approved a $1-a-pack increase les...

The state's cigarette tax would leap by $1 over two years under a proposal a Senate committee approved today while hoping to come up with more money t...

Smokers, drivers and many Illinois workers would be asked to pony up more money to balance the state budget under a plan being considered by Gov. Pat ...

At a time when the state is struggling with a major budget crisis, state lawmakers may turn to smokers to raise money. The plan calls for a one dolla...