Outrageously high property taxes crush opportunities for families and job creators. We can make Illinois a more affordable place to call home by reducing this unfair burden on our residents….

Announcing the successful deployment of the world’s first atomic bomb in August 1945, President Harry S Truman said that America had won “the race of discovery against the Germans.” It…

The Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) was enacted in Illinois following the passage of the state income tax in 1969. A key element of the agreement was the establishment of…

The recently passed and signed Fiscal Year 2024 State Budget, which takes effect July 1, contains more tax increases, along with the expiration of the one-year sales tax holiday for…

When the Invest in Kids Tax Credit was passed as part of Illinois’ Equitable School Funding Formula in 2017, it brought a beacon of hope for low-income and working-class families…

This picture is from October 2021 when students, Samson and Giselle came to Springfield advocating for the Invest in Kids Scholarship Program. Since then the program’s future has been in…

While states all around us and across the nation are allowing children to engage in interscholastic sports, many Illinois kids remain on the sideline. Even the Centers for Disease Control…

State government bureaucracy doesn’t have a great reputation for efficiency, but in recent months we’ve seen lapses in the administration of state government that are unacceptable. When it comes to…