Nine states with the highest personal income tax rates lost $90.05 billion in taxable income between 2000 and 2010.

by Brian Costin Gov. Pat Quinn just hiked my property taxes. And, if you’re younger than 65 years old, he just hiked your property taxes too. But if you attended Quinn’s bill signing ceremony for Senate Bill 1894 you would have seen him championing himself as a fighter against Illinois’ outrageously high property tax rates, as evidenced...

A growing percentage of taxpayers owe nothing in income taxes after accounting for credits and deductions.

After tax credits and deductions are taken into account, the effective tax rate for top earners is more than twice the national average – further proof that the tax burden is most definitely progressive.

After several hours of debate, the city council voted 6-3 to raise the sales tax from 8 percent to 8.5 percent to repay an $86.6 million, 15-year bond issue to finance the three-year infrastructure program.

If there was any confusion over whether the income tax burden is progressive or regressive in the United States, a recent report by the Tax Foundation, “Putting a Face on American’s Tax Returns,” clears things up.

Statistics show Illinois is a high-tax state. Ironically, advocates of tax hikes across the state often argue that Illinois is a low-tax state. The people have a right to know the truth about Illinois’ tax environment.

Facts you won't hear during Gov. Quinn's State of the State 2013 address