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.

TAGS: bonds, budget, Chicago, general obligation bonds, taxes

Why Illinois’ corporate franchise tax should be repealed immediately

By Michael Lucci

03/22/2015

This bewildering tax is disproportionately harming small-business owners across the state.

TAGS: jobs, taxes

Illinoisans pay high taxes compared to other Midwest families

03/02/2015

The typical Illinois family pays the third-highest effective tax rate in the region.

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Rauner budget would keep funding steady for more than a third of state agencies

By Shawn Tonge

02/25/2015

Total proposed appropriations for more than one-third of state agencies – 37 departments out of nearly 100 – would change by 5 percent or less.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, taxes

Detailing Rauner’s pension plan

By Benjamin VanMetre

02/21/2015

Rauner’s initial pension proposal helps him achieve his goal of a balanced budget without tax increases. But it will take a comprehensive, 401(k)-style reform plan to solve the pension crisis once and for all.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, taxes

Report prescribes expired medicine for state’s fiscal sickness

By Jonelle Lesniak

01/22/2015

Revenues will not solve the problem. Illinois lawmakers need to look at spending.

TAGS: budget, IGPA: Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, taxes

Brief details crushing weight of pension costs for Illinois municipalities

By Benjamin VanMetre

01/15/2015

More than 20 police and 10 fire pension funds were less than 30 percent funded in 2012.

TAGS: budget, IML: Illinois Municipal League, municipal government, taxes

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Tax season isn’t over: Illinoisans will work 120 days to pay for government in 2015

ObamaCare brings another unwelcome Tax Day surprise for Illinoisans

Low local turnout defines April elections

The shockingly bad fiscal health of Chicago (and the financial engineering used to hide it)

Why Illinois’ corporate franchise tax should be repealed immediately

Illinoisans pay high taxes compared to other Midwest families

Rauner budget would keep funding steady for more than a third of state agencies

Detailing Rauner’s pension plan

Report prescribes expired medicine for state’s fiscal sickness

Brief details crushing weight of pension costs for Illinois municipalities

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students