Scrapping Illinois’ flat income tax protection would open the door for massive tax hikes on the state’s middle class.

Tim Mapes is also in line for a six-figure pension.

The mayor’s proposed 2 percent fee would punish short-term rental customers and providers.

Yes, the state has a budget. But how that budget came to be reveals the reasons our state continues to spend with abandon, tax too much and fail in fostering an economy where its people can prosper.

A majority of House lawmakers sided with the speaker over tapped-out taxpayers.

Local government leaders across Illinois are asking their state lawmakers to stand up against House Speaker Mike Madigan’s progressive tax push.

Agreeing on how much money one has to spend is a basic first step of budgeting.

A progressive income tax isn’t really about fairness. It’s just the next idea in a long line of failed policies hoping to pay for spending levels Illinoisans can’t afford.