An honest budgeting process requires some idea of long-term revenue expectations. In the aftermath of record tax hikes passed earlier this year, one has to ask: will state lawmakers respect the sacrifices taxpayers are making and budget responsibly? Three separate state entities—the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Comptroller and the legislative...

The tax increases signed into law this month by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will cost most Illinois households $1,000 – equivalent to one or more weeks’ pay. How many families can afford to miss a paycheck? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average family living in the Midwest earns just under $60,000 annually and consists...

Institute CEO John Tillman was featured in a story on the state budget.

The Illinois Policy Institute was mentioned in an editorial by the Rockford Register-Star.

If Illinois fails financially, it will not do so in unison with the rest of the country. Will voters from Texas, Florida and the rest of the states send their tax dollars to help? Perhaps the success of "The Mount Vernon Statement" suggests not.

If Illinois fails financially, it will not do so in unison with the rest of the country. Will voters from Texas, Florida and the other 45 states send their tax dollars to help? Perhaps the success of "The Mount Vernon Statement" suggests not.