Illinois Valley Times

Bureau County residents will pay an additional $8.88 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

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

The following Bureau County communities will pay the most: Princeton ($3.08 million total/$591 per person), Spring Valley ($1.36 million/$491), Walnut ($593,995/$627) and Wyanet ($431,719/$723). 

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

Before the hike, someone earning $50,000 paid $72 in state income tax per paycheck. That person will now 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.

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How much more will your community pay?

State income taxes have increased to 4.95 percent from 3.75 percent. This chart shows how much more taxpayers in your community will pay for state government.

Ranking	Community	Zip	Estimated State Income Tax Increase
1	Princeton	61356	$3,078,967
2	Spring Valley	61362	$1,363,476
3	Walnut	61376	$593,995
4	Wyanet	61379	$431,719
5	Ladd	61329	$393,807
6	Tiskilwa	61368	$373,659
7	La Moille	61330	$373,331
8	Sheffield	61361	$369,955
9	Buda	61314	$341,696
10	Ohio	61349	$268,823
11	Depue	61322	$211,912
12	Neponset	61345	$195,703
13	Dalzell	61320	$156,867
14	Arlington	61312	$131,502
15	Cherry	61317	$125,271
16	Malden	61337	$99,305
17	Mineral	61344	$94,245
18	Manlius	61338	$91,058
19	Seatonville	61359	$68,406
20	Bureau	61315	$45,529
21	New Bedford	61346	$22,563
22	Van Orin	61374	$22,416
23	Dover	61323	$19,905
24	Kasbeer	61328	$8,767
	TOTAL		$8,882,878

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com

Top income tax-paying communities in Bureau County

This chart shows the ranking of communities by highest income taxes paid.

Ranking	Community	Zip	Average State Income Tax Increase	Total Returns filed by Zip
1	Buda	61314	$916	373
2	Wyanet	61379	$723	597
3	Arlington	61312	$664	198
4	Walnut	61376	$627	947
5	Ladd	61329	$627	628
6	Tiskilwa	61368	$604	619
7	Ohio	61349	$597	450
8	Sheffield	61361	$593	624
9	Princeton	61356	$591	5206
10	New Bedford	61346	$579	39
11	Manlius	61338	$569	160
12	Neponset	61345	$551	355
13	La Moille	61330	$547	682
14	Mineral	61344	$521	181
15	Cherry	61317	$501	250
16	Dalzell	61320	$492	319
17	Spring Valley	61362	$491	2778
18	Van Orin	61374	$487	46
19	Seatonville	61359	$485	141
20	Malden	61337	$439	226
21	Kasbeer	61328	$365	24
22	Bureau	61315	$361	126
23	Dover	61323	$349	57
24	Depue	61322	$322	658

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com; Illinois Senate Democrats

*Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.