State Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Smithton, has joined the fight against a progressive tax hike in Illinois.

State lawmakers are facing a choice: side with House Speaker Mike Madigan or with tapped-out taxpayers.

History shows lawmakers prefer to avoid tough but necessary choices.

Following their colleagues in the House, 19 members of the Illinois Senate have signed on to a resolution opposing a progressive tax in Illinois.

Taxpayers have won the defensive battle against a progressive tax hike. Now it’s time for some offense.

Fifty lawmakers are taking a pledge to fight a progressive income tax in Illinois, denying progressive tax proponents the support needed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

As examples of the type of progressive tax plan he would like to see in Illinois, J.B. Pritzker pointed to other Midwestern states. But imposing those income tax rates would raise taxes on the median Illinois family.

Protecting taxpayers by ensuring they’re getting a state government they can afford? That’s friendly.

Instead of pushing for further tax hikes on tapped-out taxpayers, lawmakers should rally behind a bipartisan effort to limit state spending.

One progressive tax proposal filed in the Illinois House of Representatives would hike income taxes on Illinoisans earning as little as $17,300 a year.