Illinoisans feel the pain of stagnant incomes and skyrocketing property tax bills – Illinoisans’ pain from punishing property tax burdens has been building for decades. Property taxes per household in Illinois increased by 109 percent since 2000 and household incomes have failed to keep up, rising just 37 percent over the same time period.
Leaving Illinois: One family’s math – Illinoisans don’t like how they’re being disrespected by their politicians: paying ever-higher taxes for ever-fewer services. So they leave.