Multiple layers of taxation make gas sold in Chicago more expensive than in other cities across the Midwest.

As Chicago slides toward insolvency, the Motor City is trending upward.

If the White House wants to give Puerto Rico the right to bankruptcy, it should extend the option to all states and territories.

Chicago paid a premium on its recent bond offerings. Why? Default risk.

Where is the school district going to get $1.1 billion? The state? Think again.

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.