Income Tax

In his 2026 State of the State address, Gov. Mike Kehoe said he wants voters to authorize a plan that would phase out the state income tax and allow for taxes on purchases like monthly subscriptions and digital services.

Although Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to focus on eliminating the state’s income tax, some senators are also concerned with property taxes.

State lawmakers arrive in Jefferson City on Wednesday for the start of the 2026 legislative session. It runs until mid-May.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is not making a graduated income tax a priority in 2026, despite backing the idea in principle and mounting budget pressures.

One bill has an estimated cost of almost $1.3 billion, most of which is the result of proposed income tax changes.

Ashcroft is in a competitive Republican primary for governor with Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and state Sen. Bill Eigel.

A question about whether abortion protections should be codified will not make it onto this year’s general election ballot.

The Republican gubernatorial hopeful enlisted help of economists who crafted Kansas tax plan that crashed revenues to prepare proposal for Missouri tax revisions.

The more than 11 million Illinoisans who claim the standard exemption each year will not see an inflation-indexed bump for the 2023 tax year.

The legislation received almost unanimous bipartisan support in the House on Monday with a vote of 154-2. Since the House passed the Senate bill with no changes made, the measure now goes to the governor.