If Madigan wants borrowing, tax hikes or some combination of the two, he should present his wish list to Illinois taxpayers.

Piecemeal fixes to the state’s property-tax problem have failed. It’s time to give the purse strings back to average Illinoisans.

Illinois taxpayers celebrate Tax Freedom Day nearly two weeks after their peers in neighboring states.

How an SEIU contract sticks Illinois taxpayers with the costs of rising premiums under ObamaCare.

State lawmakers and the city of Chicago owe taxpayers an honest assessment. It's a sad state of affairs when we have to get that assessment from a bond guru in Kentucky.

Lake County gets back just 73 cents for every dollar it pays into the LGDF.

DuPage County gets back just 79 cents for every dollar it pays into LGDF.

If Illinois subsidies to Amtrak disappeared tomorrow, barely anyone would notice a difference.