More than half of Illinois voters and one-third of Chicago voters said high taxes were their No. 1 concern. Despite that, Springfield and Chicago politicians both are hiking taxes again to spend more.
By Patrick Andriesen | Illinois Policy Institute
More than half of Illinois voters polled said high taxes were the No. 1 issue facing the state, according to a survey conducted for the Illinois Policy Institute.
High taxes were the top issue impacting the state for 52% of the 929 registered Illinois voters polled Oct. 8-10 for the institute by M3 Strategies. Half as many were worried about the economy, the No. 2 concern.
Voters in the city of Chicago also ranked high taxes as their No. 1 worry. Taxes topped the concerns of 35% of the 530 Chicagoans polled Oct. 17-20.
The October poll marked the first time this year Chicago’s likely general election voters ranked high taxes as a bigger concern than crime.
While both the statewide and Chicago-specific polls showed high taxes had voters worried, their elected representatives are continuing to raise taxes rather than control spending.
Lawmakers in Springfield approved new taxes Oct. 31 to keep Chicago-area public transit running. They intend to hike toll road fees and raise the sales tax in Cook County and its collar counties by 0.25 percentage points.
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