For Illinois Treasurer, the choice - for voters on November 4th, 2014 - is clear.
Tom Cross has a plan to stop the dishonest budget gimmicks and force the state's balanced budget requirement.
Mike Frerichs has supported billions of dollars in budget hikes and Frerichs voted with Governor Pat Quinn for the biggest 'tax increase in State of Illinois history'.
After voting to raise your taxes, Mike Frerichs failed to pay his property taxes for six years.
The Chicago Tribune endorsed Tom Cross for Treasurer.
The Chicago Tribune said this about Mike Frerichs: "Mike Frerichs does a better job of protecting state government than protecting state taxpayers."
Illinois can't afford Mike Frerichs.
Want to learn more? Check out the detailed bio of Mike Frerichs here.