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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Taxpayers in Righter's district will pay an extra $55M in income taxes this year

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State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) cast the decisive vote for a state income tax hike that will cost taxpayers in his district another $55 million this year. | Illinois State Senate

State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) cast the decisive vote for a state income tax hike that will cost taxpayers in his district another $55 million this year. | Illinois State Senate

State Senator Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) told reporters earlier this week that voters in his East Central Illinois district wanted him to vote to raise their state income taxes.

Well, it is now official: a 32 percent state tax hike is now law. 

And Righter's constituents will be paying an additional $55.2 million in state income tax this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes the East Central Reporter.

LGIS used Illinois Department of Revenue data combined with a forecast by Senate Democrats to estimate how much additional tax will be paid by Illinois zip code.

The communities in eastern central Illinois that would pay the most: Effingham ($6.11 million total/$639 per person), Mattoon ($5.19 million/$543), Charleston ($4.13 million/$524) and Robinson ($2.74 million/$585).

Righter's district includes all or part of 12 counties: Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne and White. 

Retroactive to July 1, the higher rate-- now 4.95 percent, up from 3.75 percent-- increased income tax will be withheld from employee paychecks over the last six months of 2017.

An employee earning $50,000 once paid $72 in state income tax per paycheck. Starting immediately, they will pay $95, or an additional $600 per year.

Senate Democrats estimate the tax hike will siphon $4.453 billion more this year from individual taxpayers. Businesses will pay another $1 billion.

Chicago Democrats gave Righter a $4.8 million "earmark" to build an air conditioning system in an Eastern Illinois University lecture hall as consideration for voting for the tax hike.

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the income tax hike was retroactive to Jan. 1, not July 1.

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How much more will your community pay?

The state income tax rate has increased to 4.95 percent from 3.75 percent, how much more will taxpayers in your community pay for state government?

RankingCommunityZipEstimated State Income Tax Increase
1Effingham62401$6,114,721.61
2Mattoon61938$5,192,623.39
3Charleston61920$4,134,812.49
4Robinson62454$2,742,576.21
5Mount Carmel62863$2,633,605.16
6Olney62450$2,595,247.97
7Fairfield62837$1,908,113.79
8Carmi62821$1,868,359.87
9Marshall62441$1,764,509.17
10Lawrenceville62439$1,687,741.37
11Teutopolis62467$1,519,535.74
12Newton62448$1,466,823.74
13Flora62839$1,284,608.28
14Altamont62411$1,034,485.29
15Casey62420$1,006,879.01
16Albion62806$788,845.34
17Oblong62449$738,592.34
18Neoga62447$707,845.54
19Norris City62869$695,710.55
20Greenup62428$627,349.65
21Dieterich62424$613,506.12
22Louisville62858$596,076.58
23Bridgeport62417$574,418.99
24Toledo62468$543,875.07
25Martinsville62442$507,613.75
26Sumner62466$484,037.11
27Palestine62451$448,785.44
28Grayville62844$430,754.38
29Noble62868$428,068.56
30Wayne City62895$427,303.36
31Flat Rock62427$379,028.35
32Watson62473$379,014.14
33Beecher City62414$363,648.11
34Humboldt61931$358,378.04
35West Salem62476$355,795.37
36Xenia62899$351,158.41
37Mason62443$349,734.85
38Lerna62440$341,724.49
39Oakland61943$341,203.75
40Clay City62824$333,134.97
41Cisne62823$317,568.96
42Ashmore61912$301,705.34
43Crossville62827$282,597.53
44Enfield62835$255,559.62
45Saint Francisville62460$251,218.15
46Montrose62445$240,848.79
47Hutsonville62433$239,091.57
48Allendale62410$227,287.34
49Shumway62461$225,873.25
50Wheeler62479$212,522.83
51Dennison62423$195,550.89
52West Union62477$190,569.48
53Geff62842$188,527.55
54Claremont62421$182,383.87
55Edgewood62426$172,774.18
56Westfield62474$159,324.83
57Jewett62436$151,903.37
58Dundas62425$136,988.88
59Willow Hill62480$126,087.46
60Hidalgo62432$122,868.52
61Trilla62469$117,063.77
62Annapolis62413$109,604.68
63Mount Erie62446$107,806.68
64West Liberty62475$102,415.30
65Mill Shoals62862$102,366.36
66Ellery62833$97,909.12
67Yale62481$97,368.64
68Browns62818$92,555.11
69Parkersburg62452$88,915.69
70West York62478$88,703.86
71Ingraham62434$87,862.88
72Springerton62887$84,188.99
73Barnhill62809$83,147.24
74Keenes62851$80,498.00
75Calhoun62419$75,543.17
76Sims62886$68,227.22
77Rinard62878$67,528.34
78Bone Gap62815$66,148.98
79Johnsonville62850$63,943.65
80Sainte Marie62459$52,095.47
81Burnt Prairie62820$47,600.07
82Bellmont62811$46,927.23
83Keensburg62852$30,076.86
84Golden Gate62843$19,131.23
85Stoy62464$18,262.89
86Maunie62861$12,019.74

TOTAL

$55,209,409.93
Source: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com; Illinois Senate Democrats.

Note: Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.

Top income tax-paying communities in east central Illinois

Which communities pay the highest income taxes in east central Illinois?

 

RankingCommunitiesZipAverage State Income Tax IncreaseTotal Returns filed by Zip
1Teutopolis62467$7911,922
2Humboldt61931$695516
3Burnt Prairie62820$69069
4Barnhill62809$665125
5Dennison62423$656298
6West Liberty62475$640160
7Effingham62401$6399,571
8Springerton62887$638132
9Lerna62440$629543
10Mill Shoals62862$628163
11Ellery62833$616159
12Norris City62869$6151,132
13Mount Carmel62863$6134,297
14Browns62818$597155
15Mount Erie62446$596181
16Dieterich62424$5891,041
17Crossville62827$589480
18Trilla62469$585200
19Robinson62454$5854,687
20Carmi62821$5843,199
21Annapolis62413$583188
22Hutsonville62433$582411
23Watson62473$579655
24Montrose62445$564427
25Yale62481$563173
26Enfield62835$552463
27Geff62842$550343
28Shumway62461$548412
29Newton62448$5462,688
30Mattoon61938$5439,565
31Marshall62441$5423,258
32Claremont62421$540338
33Albion62806$5381,467
34West York62478$538165
35Jewett62436$535284
36Saint Francisville62460$533471
37Allendale62410$532427
38Oblong62449$5251,406
39Ashmore61912$525575
40Charleston61920$5247,893
41Flat Rock62427$521727
42Lawrenceville62439$5213,238
43Wheeler62479$521408
44Casey62420$5101,976
45Noble62868$508843
46Keenes62851$506159
47Ingraham62434$505174
48Wayne City62895$503849
49Altamont62411$5002,070
50Dundas62425$498275
51Neoga62447$4971,425
52Toledo62468$4971,095
53Grayville62844$493873
54Fairfield62837$4933,870
55Palestine62451$490915
56Oakland61943$489698
57West Union62477$487391
58Hidalgo62432$486253
59Xenia62899$484726
60West Salem62476$481740
61Olney62450$4775,438
62Sumner62466$4771,015
63Martinsville62442$4761,066
64Parkersburg62452$475187
65Louisville62858$4671,277
66Mason62443$466750
67Bridgeport62417$4651,234
68Westfield62474$465343
69Sainte Marie62459$457114
70Golden Gate62843$45642
71Greenup62428$4531,384
72Rinard62878$444152
73Bone Gap62815$444149
74Flora62839$4412,913
75Sims62886$440155
76Calhoun62419$437173
77Clay City62824$431773
78Johnsonville62850$429149
79Cisne62823$427743
80Beecher City62414$427852
81Willow Hill62480$420300
82Keensburg62852$40674
83Edgewood62426$401431
84Maunie62861$40130
85Stoy62464$38048
86Bellmont62811$361130
Source: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com.

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