Even after a 32 percent income tax hike, the Illinois General Assembly passed a state budget in 2017 that will generate an estimated $1.5 billion deficit in fiscal year 2018. That deficit is projected to grow to $2.15 billion in fiscal year 2019, according to the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, or GOMB. The...

Illinois is broke. But leaders don’t act like it.

After a punishing 2017, Illinoisans are in dire need of reform from Springfield.

Belleville aldermen approved a 12 percent increase in the city’s property tax levy.

Palatine homeowners will see higher property tax bills in order to pay for higher local pension costs, as well as a dip in state funding.

The Town Council voted unanimously for a tax levy increase, which is expected to result in higher property taxes in 2018.

The Land of Lincoln received the lowest possible grade in budget forecasting and legacy costs.

Illinois politicians will continue to hail a progressive income tax as a quick fix to the state’s poor spending habits. Don’t be tricked.

Cities and villages across the state are raising taxes or implementing new ones for a variety of functions, from attracting a fast-food restaurant to catching up on rising pension costs.