{"id":27932,"date":"2026-01-06T02:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/?page_id=27932"},"modified":"2026-01-06T03:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:03:57","slug":"pritzker-rejects-federal-tax-relief-as-illinois-tops-nation-in-property-tax-burden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/pritzker-rejects-federal-tax-relief-as-illinois-tops-nation-in-property-tax-burden\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritzker Rejects Federal Tax Relief as Illinois Tops Nation in Property Tax Burden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;text-align: center\"><strong>Pritzker Rejects Federal Tax Relief as <\/strong><strong>Illinois Tops Nation in Property Tax Burden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal;font-size: 14px\"><em>GraniteCityGossip.com January 6, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"844\" data-id=\"27936\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/property-tax-graphic-1024x844.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/property-tax-graphic-1024x844.png 1024w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/property-tax-graphic-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/property-tax-graphic-768x633.png 768w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/property-tax-graphic.png 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"266\" data-id=\"27937\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pritzker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pritzker.jpg 372w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pritzker-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 85vw, 372px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal\">Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has confirmed that the state will not adopt the federal tax exemptions on tips and overtime pay included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2025. Despite federal guidance allowing workers to deduct these earnings from their federal income taxes starting in 2026, Illinois will continue taxing them at the state level.<br><br>This decision places Illinois among a group of states, including California, New York, and New Jersey \u2014 that have opted out of aligning with the federal tax code on this provision. Critics argue the move disproportionately affects hourly and tipped workers, especially in service industries where tips often constitute the bulk of income.<br><br>Adding to the financial strain, Illinois now ranks first in the nation for highest property taxes, overtaking New Jersey. The average Illinois homeowner pays 1.83% of their home\u2019s value annually, with a median property tax bill of $4,584. Combined with high state income and sales taxes, Illinois residents face one of the most burdensome tax environments in the country.<br><br>Pritzker\u2019s administration has not proposed any offsetting relief measures, citing concerns over budget shortfalls and revenue stability. However, the decision has sparked renewed debate over tax equity and affordability, especially for working-class families and first-time homebuyers.<br><br>As other states move to ease tax burdens, Illinois stands firm leaving residents to absorb the full weight of both federal and state taxation on earnings and property.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27932","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27932"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27938,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27932\/revisions\/27938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}