taxpayers

It doesn't matter if the Chicago Bears move from Soldier Field or not, Illinois taxpayers still owe millions of dollars for the renovations.

If you're a long-time Illinois resident like I am, it's understandable that you might have a bit of trouble with the last word in the headline. You've heard the word before, but it's been so long.

Illinois drivers have shelled out more than $1 billion in red-light camera fines over the past 10 years, according to new analysis by the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute.

Illinois only has until the end of May to get a budget passed. So will we get the full-year balanced budget or another stopgap or impasse? Place your bets.

I'm guessing that when you go out shopping, you don't just pile items in your cart without looking at what they cost. Unless you're a highly-compensated professional athlete, lottery winner, or all-around rich person, you just can't do it like that.

Judging by the photo of the person being crushed by a credit card (no actual people were harmed by a giant card), you might be guessing that your share of our state's outstanding debt is pretty high...and you would be right.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says the Thompson Center in Chicago is a big drain on taxpayers' wallets, it doesn't serve the purpose for which it was intended, and what's more, it's beyond rehab and refurb. Not really the best pitch for what he has in mind: selling it to the highest bidder...