Illinois Valley Times

LaSalle County residents will pay an additional $27.5 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

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

The following LaSalle County communities will pay the most: Ottawa ($6.81 million total/$600 per person), Streator ($3.98 million/$468), Peru ($3.02 million/$567) and LaSalle ($2.56 million/$534). 

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	Ottawa	61350	$6,814,970
2	Streator	61364	$3,985,867
3	Peru	61354	$3,026,195
4	LaSalle	61301	$2,561,859
5	Marseilles	61341	$2,217,259
6	Mendota	61342	$2,116,793
7	Oglesby	61348	$1,166,740
8	Sheridan	60551	$991,636
9	Seneca	61360	$959,121
10	Earlville	60518	$816,679
11	Utica	61373	$633,600
12	Leland	60531	$508,129
13	Tonica	61370	$416,172
14	Grand Ridge	61325	$317,721
15	Serena	60549	$201,719
16	Ransom	60470	$197,634
17	Lostant	61334	$177,796
18	Rutland	61358	$132,959
19	Dana	61321	$72,796
20	Troy Grove	61372	$54,342
21	Cedar Point	61316	$51,254
22	Wedron	60557	$37,505
23	Leonore	61332	$30,639
24	Triumph	61371	$16,373
	Total		$27,505,759

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com

 

Top income tax-paying communities in LaSalle County

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

Ranking	Community	Zip	Average State Income Tax Increase*	Total Returns filed by Zip
1	Grand Ridge	61325	$679	468
2	Ransom	60470	$675	293
3	Rutland	61358	$668	199
4	Utica	61373	$652	972
5	Serena	60549	$640	315
6	Tonica	61370	$633	657
7	Seneca	61360	$606	1,583
8	Marseilles	61341	$605	3,662
9	Ottawa	61350	$600	11,349
10	Sheridan	60551	$598	1,658
11	Leland	60531	$586	867
12	Wedron	60557	$577	65
13	Peru	61354	$567	5,338
14	Earlville	60518	$547	1,494
15	Dana	61321	$535	136
16	LaSalle	61301	$534	4,797
17	Lostant	61334	$526	338
18	Oglesby	61348	$519	2,247
19	Mendota	61342	$507	4,174
20	Leonore	61332	$494	62
21	Troy Grove	61372	$494	110
22	Streator	61364	$468	8,517
23	Cedar Point	61316	$404	127
24	Triumph	61371	$327	50

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

*Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.