“I don’t understand why property taxes are an issue for the state,” he told the Daily Herald.
How could they not be an issue?
Illinois has the highest property taxes in the Midwest. In 2013, property taxes on the average Illinois home were $3,939, about 14 percent higher than runner-up Wisconsin. Neighboring Indiana’s average was $1,507. Is it any wonder Illinoisans are leaving for the Hoosier State?
Read the full editorial from the Illinois Policy Institute’s website here.