NOV 5th REMEMBER TO...
VOTE YES!
REDUCE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.
MAKE MILLIONAIRES PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE.
"Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to create an additional 3% tax on income greater than $1,000,000 for the purpose of dedicating funds raised to property tax relief?"
Illinois voters will consider whether millionaires should be taxed more to fund property tax relief
Dave McKinney
A 3% tax on individual income over $1 million would flood Illinois’ coffers with at least $4.5 billion in new revenues annually, a new state estimate shows weeks ahead of an advisory referendum on earmarking that money for property tax relief...
Vote Yes for property tax relief amendment
The Illinois property tax system is not based on ability to pay and places a regressive tax burden on everyday people who live from paycheck to paycheck. As a result, Illinois’ excessive reliance on property taxes makes our tax code one of the 10 most unfair codes in the country.
It’s time for Illinois’ 3,077,768 residential property taxpayers to take charge and reform our state’s upside-down tax code to give guaranteed annual property tax relief to millions of Illinoisans who are struggling to stay in their houses...
Former governor Quinn advocates for property tax relief constitutional amendment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois voters will be asked in November if the state's constitution should be amended to provide property tax relief. A former Democratic governor is leading the effort to ensure voters know about the referendum.Illinois has one of the highest and most burdensome property tax bills in the country, but state lawmakers and former governor Pat Quinn hope to provide some relief for people struggling to get by.Voters will be asked if the Illinois constitution should be amended to create an additional 3% tax for millionaires. The state would put money from the new tax into a property tax relief fund...
Commentary: Getting property tax relief through the ballot box
Ben Franklin once said death and taxes are inevitable, but he never said it’s inevitable to be taxed to death. Especially by Illinois’ complicated and unfair property tax system with its bewildering array of terms, rules and deadlines designed to be confusing and intimidating to the average property taxpayer.
Illinois has the second-highest property taxes in the nation. The typical Illinois homeowner paid about $5,055 in property taxes in 2022, more than double the typical American homeowner’s bill of $2,547, according to the most recent census data from 2022...
Illinois voters to decide on Property Tax Relief Amendment in Upcoming Referendum
Illinoisans pay the second-highest property taxes in the nation. And this election, voters in Illinois can vote on a non-binding referendum called the Illinois Property Tax Relief Amendment Referendum.
It asks: “Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to create an additional 3% tax on income greater than one million dollars for the purpose of dedicating funds raised to property tax relief?”
Pat Quinn joined the WGN Evening News on Monday. He is the former governor of Illinois and has taught property tax law at Chicago Kent College of Law for 25 years.
WHY?
REDUCING YOUR TAXES
Dedicating millions to fund property tax relief throughout the State of Illinois.
HOW?
TAXING
MILLIONAIRES
A 3% tax on income exceeding $1,000,000 to be redistributed to struggling homeowners.