Illinois Department of Revenue

Illinois Civil Union Tax Loophole Fixed: Couples Get Joint Tax-Filing

Waymon Hudson | Posted 01.29.2012

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Waymon Hudson

In a big reversal from the Illinois Department of Revenue, couples who have entered into civil unions will be able to jointly file their 2011 state tax returns.

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Broke Illinois Prisons Face Underwear Shortage

Posted 08.29.2011

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Illinois' budget crisis is not news to anyone, and as politicians in Springfield argue about what to cut, the budgetary woes have begun to spill over ...

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Suburban School Board President: Stop Paying Taxes To 'Deadbeat' State

Naperville Sun | Posted 05.25.2011

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Calling the state a "deadbeat entity," the president of the Indian Prairie School Board is proposing the district not send the state the money it with...

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Illinois Tax Site Down On Tax Day

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeralyn Camp waited until the last minute to file her taxes, but she thought it would be no problem because she would just use TurboTax software and s...

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Illinois Supreme Court: Hospital Shouldn't Be Tax Exempt

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an Urbana hospital doesn't provide enough charitable services to qualify for a property ta...

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Dismal Economy Could Put State In $1B Hole

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 05.25.2011

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The declining economy has begun to deliver a big hit to Illinois tax receipts. According to the state Department of Revenue, Illinois is on track to ...

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