The Land of Lincoln is also the land of “sin” taxes, “saint” subsidies and other nanny-like policies, according to a new study.

Despite diminishing returns, the Prairie State has yet to kick its excise tax habit.

Illinois ranks eighth in the nation for state and local excise and selective sales tax collections.

Illinois’ high cigarette tax is a flighty source of revenue with unintended consequences.

AFSCME officials proposed seven tax increases for Cook County as a way to save union jobs, including an increase in the county sales tax, a new head tax and doubling the amusement tax to 6 percent, despite the county’s local tax burden already being among the highest in the nation.

South and West Side aldermen believe that an increase in the tobacco tax will lead to an increase in black-market sales and violence. They're right.