An increase in Evanston’s “mansion tax” will tighten the city’s squeeze on property owners making their way out the door.

Pritzker’s money could offer Madigan’s House members cover should they dare to go against the speaker.

Illinois taxpayers are fed up and overtaxed. Residents have little faith that their governments are spending their tax dollars well – and for good reason. The state’s most recent spending plan is out of balance by as much as $1.5 billion, and includes $54.2 million in wasteful spending and $27 million in pork-barrel spending. The...

Despite finding favor among some politicians and political candidates in Illinois, states with a progressive income tax are more vulnerable during recessions than flat-tax states.