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Skillicorn says 'math is there' for budget without more taxes

By Giovanni Whaley | Jul 2, 2017

Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) has confidence in the numbers, which tell him Illinois doesn't have to raise taxes to balance its budget.

Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone

By Giovanni Whaley | Jun 23, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner told listeners of the "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show that they'd better not rely on entrenched politicians to save them.

House denies bill to allow noncitizens to become pharmacists in Illinois

By Giovanni Whaley | May 30, 2017

Sen. Iris Martinez's (D-Chicago) hope for so-called "Dreamers" won't become a reality anytime soon after her measure to allow non-U.S. citizens to obtain a pharmacy license in Illinois was rejected by the House on May 19.

Obama looks for another win as birthday measure passes Statehouse

By Giovanni Whaley | May 23, 2017

It looks like Illinois is going to give former President Barack Obama a birthday gift after all.

McHenry trustee wants to end township from the inside

By Giovanni Whaley | Apr 14, 2017

Bob Anderson’s one-man taxpayer revolt turned into 20 years of activism against rising property tax rates and an abundance of township governments in Illinois.

27 solutions offered to curb rising property taxes in Illinois

By Giovanni Whaley | Jan 30, 2017

People living in Illinois pay some of the highest property tax rates in the country, growing “three times faster than the state’s median household income since 1990.