Illinoisans pay the second-highest property taxes in the nation. In fact, all the other state and local taxes we pay add up to one of the highest financial burdens in the U.S. So how come our grandchildren will still inherit $219 billion in debt from the state – roughly $45,000 for every household? Adam Schuster, senior director of budget and tax research at the Illinois Policy Institute, explains how Illinois’ pension crisis grew to be the worst in the nation, and what steps Illinoisans can take to fix it.

Dan Proft and Michael Lucci discuss Illinois’ budget stalemate with state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, and former state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger, R-Elgin.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Michael Lucci

Guests: Jeanne Ives, Steve Rauschenberger

Dan Proft and Michael Lucci discuss Illinois’ budget stalemate with state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, and former state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger, R-Elgin.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Michael Lucci

Guests: Jeanne Ives, Steve Rauschenberger

Dan Proft and Eric Kohn, marketing manager for the Illinois Policy Institute, talk to the plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging food truck regulations in Chicago, days after a Cook County Circuit Court judge sided with the city. They also talk to the president of a manufacturing business that left Illinois for Indiana, and is urging the soon-to-be president and vice president-elect to make needed reforms for manufacturers in the country.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Eric Kohn

Guests: Laura Pekarik, Vincent Flaska

Dan Proft and Kristen McQueary, Chicago Tribune editorial board member, recap the General Assembly’s veto session, which ended Dec. 1. They also talk to a suburban Chicago manufacturer about why Illinois’ uncompetitive workers compensation system urgently needs reform, and they discuss charter schools struggling to expand in Chicago.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Kristen McQueary

Guests: Zach Mottl​