Homeowners’ 2017 property tax bills (payable in 2018) outpace the state and national average, when measured as a share of home value.

States with a progressive income tax see greater income inequality, and have seen income inequality rise faster than states without a progressive income tax.

State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch has proposed a measure that would increase by 400 percent the personal property replacement tax imposed on partnerships, LLCs and other types of businesses.

Residents in Madison and St. Clair counties find themselves fleeced by lawmakers' failure to control state finances.

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...

Spending has consistently outpaced state tax revenues in Illinois for more than a decade. To avoid future tax hikes, Illinois must impose real fiscal discipline on state lawmakers.

State spending grew 25 percent faster than Illinoisans' personal income from 2005-2015.