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Steve Balich Editors note:   As taxes increase property values decrease. That is as simple to understand as the reason so many people are leaving Illinois. Those that work in government and education are now the ruling class. Those not...

Under Illinois’ new education funding formula, the wildly mismanaged Chicago school district won’t lose a dime in state funding, no matter how many students it loses. Illinois’ new education funding formula signed into law in August gave the Chicago Public...

Steve Balich Editors Note: We have a broke State!!!! No ability to pay our past bills, and taxes are at the max. So the Governor makes Illinois the only State in the union to have taxpayer funded abortion. The...

This might be difficult to believe, but something smells fishy in Illinois politics. A fresh odor is rising from the 118th House District. Until recently, state Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, represented constituents living within Illinois’ southernmost district. He first took office...

OP State Rep: "We're all free agents now." By Cole Lauterbach | Illinois News Network Illinois State Capitol Yinan Chen | Wikimedia Commons ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK With the fall veto session weeks away, Gov. Bruce Rauner says he hopes the Republican caucus "stays...

Column:  Rep. Jeanne Ives attacks Rauner’s weak right flank Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives, of Wheaton, speaks during a ceremony at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library on Sept. 27, 2017, in the Loop. (Alyssa Pointer / Chicago Tribune) John KassContact ReporterChicago...

    Will County officials want to reduce tax levy by $1M; raise court fees Susan DeMar LaffertyContact Reporter Daily Southtown Will County officials may be forced to cut another $1 million out of their proposed budget after the Finance Committee voted Tuesday to...

Tax Foundation: IL would still have to compete with other states if federal tax reform happens By Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network Shutterstock photo ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK Proposed federal tax reform would lower federal corporate tax rates from 35 to 20...

Steve Balich Editors note: The State of Illinois Democrat majority refuses to address their excessive spending problem. Now our Republican Governor, makes Illinois the only State in the Union to provide abortions paid for by the taxpayer. Prior to this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq44u7C003Q&feature=youtu.be Will County GOP leaders say budget is not 'realistic' Susan DeMar LaffertyContact ReporterDaily Southtown Will County Republican leaders claimed the new budget presented by County Executive Larry Walsh is not balanced because it does not realistically include enough to cover overtime...