Will County taxpayers would pay an extra $290M if Democrats’ tax hike becomes law

State Sen. John Cullerton (D-Chicago) is eager to raise state income taxes. Taxpayers in his north side district will pay the most. | City Club of Chicago

By LGIS Newsfeed

May 30, 2017

Will County taxpayers would see a total of $290 million in state income tax increases if a tax hike measure passed by the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate becomes law.

The communities in Will County that would see the largest increase are Southwest Naperville, with a $29.5 million total increase and a $1,646 average increase, and Southeast Naperville, with a $24.5 million total increase and a $1,313 average increase.

Other communities that would see large collective increases include Frankfort/Frankfort Square ($16.5 million), Homer Glen East ($14.7 million) and New Lenox ($14.6 million).

Taxpayers from North Plainfield ($1,218), Frankfort/Frankfort Square ($1,122), Homer Glen ($1,112) and Mokena ($1,046) would see the highest average increases.

Led by Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago), Democrats passed the individual income tax hike last week-- from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent-- along with a broader set of tax increases on businesses.

If their projections prove correct, individual Illinois taxpayers will send an additional $4.453 billion to Springfield each year as a result of the higher rates. Businesses will pay another $1 billon.

LGIS looked at 2014 income taxes paid by zip code to create a ranking of the highest-paying Will County communities.

Its analysis looked at the percentage of total state income taxes paid by zip code, as reported by the Illinois Department of Revenue. It then applied that percentage to the amount Senate Democrats expect their tax hike will raise to calculate an average increase.

The analysis used 2014 tax return data, which is the latest available and also represents a year in which state income taxes were higher-- five percent, or approximately the level to which the Democrats are hoping to raise them.

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Top income tax-paying communities in Will County

Which communities pay the highest income taxes in Will County?

Ranking	Communities	Zip	Average State Income Tax Increase	Total Returns filed by Zip
1	Naperville (Southwest)	60564	$1,646	17,928
2	Naperville (Southeast)	60565	$1,313	18,690
3	Plainfield (North)	60585	$1,218	9,310
4	Frankfort / Frankfort Square	60423	$1,122	14,746
5	Homer Glen (East)	60467	$1,112	13,193
6	Mokena	60448	$1,046	11,993
7	Homer Glen (Central)	60491	$995	11,007
8	Bolingbrook (West)	60490	$970	8,629
9	Aurora (Southeast)	60503	$967	6,307
10	New Lenox	60451	$873	16,725
11	Shorewood	60404	$843	8,511
12	Manhattan	60442	$821	4,629
13	Tinley Park (Southwest)	60487	$813	12,860
14	Channahon	60410	$775	5,907
15	Joliet (Far West)	60431	$746	10,559
16	Monee	60449	$744	3,966
17	Joliet (Far Northwest) / Plainfield (South)	60586	$743	19,552
18	Minooka	60447	$737	6,415
19	Lockport / Fairmont	60441	$711	15,348
20	Plainfield (Central)	60544	$703	12,189
21	Crete	60417	$683	6,950
22	Elwood	60421	$673	1,846
23	Peotone	60468	$637	2,886
24	Beecher	60401	$617	3,672
25	Wilmington / Braidwood	60481	$583	5,474
26	Braidwood	60408	$571	2,622
27	Bolingbrook (East)	60440	$553	22,961
28	Romeoville	60446	$548	17,334
29	Joliet (Northwest)	60435	$492	21,617
30	Steger	60475	$446	4,263
31	Crest Hill	60403	$446	8,294
32	Park Forest (South)	60466	$384	9,000
33	Joliet (Southwest) / Rockdale	60436	$381	7,637
34	University Park	60484	$372	2,439
35	Joliet (Northeast)	60432	$356	8,543
36	Joliet (Southeast) / Ingalls Park / Preston Heights	60433	$354	6,824

Source: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com

How much more will your community pay?

If state income taxes are increased to 4.95 percent from 3.75 percent, how much more will taxpayers in your community pay for state government?

Ranking	Communities	Zip	Estimated State Income Tax Increase
1	Naperville (Southwest)	60564	$29,506,041
2	Naperville (Southeast)	60565	$24,547,747
3	Frankfort / Frankfort Square	60423	$16,544,192
4	Homer Glen (East)	60467	$14,665,822
5	New Lenox	60451	$14,598,284
6	Joliet (Far Northwest) / Plainfield (South)	60586	$14,519,226
7	Bolingbrook (East)	60440	$12,707,722
8	Mokena	60448	$12,548,472
9	Plainfield (North)	60585	$11,338,567
10	Homer Glen (Central)	60491	$10,956,582
11	Lockport / Fairmont	60441	$10,914,932
12	Joliet (Northwest)	60435	$10,642,326
13	Tinley Park (Southwest)	60487	$10,450,571
14	Romeoville	60446	$9,490,516
15	Plainfield (Central)	60544	$8,574,112
16	Bolingbrook (West)	60490	$8,368,886
17	Joliet (Far West)	60431	$7,876,324
18	Shorewood	60404	$7,170,562
19	Aurora (Southeast)	60503	$6,097,934
20	Crete	60417	$4,749,051
21	Minooka	60447	$4,725,133
22	Channahon	60410	$4,575,160
23	Manhattan	60442	$3,800,836
24	Crest Hill	60403	$3,700,273
25	Park Forest (South)	60466	$3,460,363
26	Wilmington / Braidwood	60481	$3,193,600
27	Joliet (Northeast)	60432	$3,045,058
28	Monee	60449	$2,950,258
29	Joliet (Southwest) / Rockdale	60436	$2,910,812
30	Joliet (Southeast) / Ingalls Park / Preston Heights	60433	$2,418,883
31	Beecher	60401	$2,264,766
32	Steger	60475	$1,902,180
33	Peotone	60468	$1,838,222
34	Braidwood	60408	$1,497,602
35	Elwood	60421	$1,242,877
36	University Park	60484	$906,190
	TOTAL		$290,700,082