State lawmakers should reform Illinois’ overly complicated sales taxes and other anti-business taxes, which violate guiding principles of sound tax policy.

Illinois is expected to raise an additional $200 million in sales tax revenue due to changes in the new state budget and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. Lawmakers should offset this expansion of the sales tax by ending a $200 million harmful tax on business investment.

House Bill 4237 seeks to get around Congress’ limitation of a federal deduction that benefits high-tax states, but residents would be better served by efforts to directly reduce state and local taxes in Illinois.

The mayor’s proposed 2 percent fee would punish short-term rental customers and providers.

With pension debt straining city finances, local politicians have insisted on turning to its declining population for more tax revenue.

A majority of House lawmakers sided with the speaker over tapped-out taxpayers.

More than half of local school district administrators earn more than $100,000, and those incomes will get a boost after a recent board decision.