Allan Luzbetak has lived in the Lockport, Illinois area for decades; but concerns over rising property taxes could push him ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker increased Illinois’ state spending more during his first six state budgets than any other state leader in ...

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara has cut the property tax rate to 1.93% by cutting costs and spending smarter – a playbook other ...

If Illinois state lawmakers follow the Chicago Teachers Union’s push for a 7.92% base corporate tax rate, it can severely ...

Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is retiring after a 10-year term of monitoring public spending. The scrutiny his own campaign spending drew should have lawmakers rethink how they choose his ...