Poll: Taxes, economy top voter concerns
(The Center Square) – Voters say taxes and economic concerns top the list of issues facing Illinois.
The Illinois Policy Institute’s newest Lincoln Poll found that more than half of Illinois voters selected high taxes as a top one-or-two issue facing the state. Next-highest was the economy, selected by 41% of respondents.
IPI policy analyst Lily Rossi said Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers are not listening to these concerns.
“Just last week or two weeks ago they passed a record-high budget that sticks Illinois families and businesses with over $800 million in new taxes,” Rossi told The Center Square.
According to the poll, concern about the economy is up 8 percentage points from last year.
Rossi said state leaders should ensure responsible budgeting by not spending more than taxpayers can bear.
“Just last year, for example, taxpayers were on the hook for $3 million spent on pickleball courts and $1 million to rethink capitalism,” Rossi said.
The poll of 517 likely Illinois voters was taken May 9 to 11 by M3 Strategies for the Illinois Policy Institute. The margin of error is 4.13 percentage points.
Sixty-one percent of respondents expressed dissatisfaction with the value their community gets for property taxes.
“That is a really big issue because we see those taxes hurting Illinois families and businesses, and then we see those families and businesses leaving the state,” Rossi said.
According to IPI, Illinois property taxes are more than double the national average, at an effective rate of 1.88%.
State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, said he is disappointed that the state’s property tax working group has gone two legislative sessions without moving substantive reform.
“None of these reforms are easy. It’s a difficult problem to correct, but it’s something that is impacting too many residents, and it has to be addressed,” DeLuca told The Center Square.
DeLuca said he would like to see more effort put toward property tax relief and reform.
Mostly Sunny
Latest News Stories
Poll shows most Americans support legal limits to abortion
Bill would give parents access to expulsion evidence
WATCH: Pritzker IDs half billion in ‘reserves;’ SCOTUS considering gun ban challenge
Proposed Illinois bill would let local voters approve rent control, drawing sharp criticism
Businesses close in Minnesota for anti-ICE ‘economic blackout’
House GOP: Climate lawyers could be improperly influencing judges
Illinois Quick Hits: Higher ed board pushes for more spending
County Committee Proposes Federal Study on “Legacy Pollution” Near Joliet and Romeoville Refineries
ABA can’t end anti-white scholarship discrimination lawsuit
Winter storm to cause widespread disruption, states of emergency
AGs call on ‘climate cartel’ to uphold consumer protections
Pritzker says $481.6 million put in reserves, GOP questions state spending
