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For those keeping score, Illinois' pension debt has grown 753% under Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s leadership.

With the election less than a week away, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner called in to the WROK Morning Show Wednesday morning to discuss several key issues.

Adam Schuster, Illinois Policy's Director of Budget and Tax Research, joined the WROK Morning Show to discuss tax hikes versus reform.

July 7 marks one year since Illinois’ historic 736-day budget impasse ended with the passage of a record-setting income tax hike.

Oh boy! This isn't good. Our lovely state of Illinois is actually deeper in debt that what it was originally thought to be.

It's time to say it again: no matter who you are, there's always somebody out there trying to separate you from your money. In the latest case, the Illinois Attorney General's office is alerting residents about an email scam that falsely threatens prosecution to collect on supposed debts...

Rachel Otwell -- Illinois Radio Network More college students in Illinois may graduate with less or no debt in coming years, if state lawmakers can dream up a way to pay for that. A measure is making its way through the Statehouse that would form a group to study how to form a state-sponsored student loan program...