A recent survey also shows that fully half of residents would move out of the state given the opportunity.

Eight years of the governor’s budgets have exposed the cost of spending-driven budgeting and repeated tax hikes.

The proposed Illinois budget gives money to NASCAR and PGA as lawmakers weigh a Bears stadium tax break, putting taxpayers on the hook for private sports costs.

They are signaling a willingness to raise taxes as the May 31 deadline quickly approaches.

Chicago Public Schools borrowed over $1.8 billion amid a delay in last year’s Cook County bills, adding interest costs and exposing the fragility of the district’s finances.