Peoria Standard

Financial pro says Illinois following Puerto Rico's footsteps financially

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Jul 11, 2017

Illinois appears to be heading south in more ways than one, a financial expert said on a Chicago-based radio show recently.

Plum Creek builders vow to fight tax increase on home repairs

By Cheyenne Dickerson | May 15, 2017

Already suffering under one of the highest property taxes in the nation, a proposed 6.25 percent tax increase on home repair goes too far, Terry Ruhland, a builder with Plum Creek Builders, told Peoria Standard, adding that homeowners “should not be taxed further" as the state tries to fix the budget.

Bankruptcy bounces around as backup plan

By Cheyenne Dickerson | May 2, 2017

After two years without a budget and a failed attempt to compromise on a "grand bargain," some in Illinois are asking whether bankruptcy is a viable way out of the state's financial morass.