West Central Reporter

Prairie City residents will have to pay $200,212 more in state income taxes if Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed tax hike is to generate the $10.3 billion in additional tax revenue that he has promised, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue data.

Pritzker claims the additional tax revenue will "eliminate the budget deficit."

The city in McDonough County that will be the most affected by Pritzker's proposal is Macomb, with residents expected to pay an additional $7,042,018 in income taxes -- approximately $812 per person in the labor force. Bardolph will pay only $56,631 more -- approximately $534 per person in the labor force in comparison, the least among McDonough County cities.

The following table shows how other cities in McDonough County are affected.

How much more will residents from McDonough County pay on the proposal?

City	Total Expected Income Tax burden	Total Increase	Per Person Increase
Macomb	$17,971,288	$7,042,018	$812
Bushnell	$3,363,151	$1,317,845	$1,044
Colchester	$2,808,574	$1,100,535	$1,339
Blandinsville	$1,347,690	$528,090	$1,344
Plymouth	$1,013,224	$397,030	$2,068
Good Hope	$976,187	$382,517	$1,962
Industry	$811,219	$317,875	$1,551
Prairie City	$510,943	$200,212	$1,300
Adair	$460,770	$180,552	$2,149
Tennessee	$352,897	$138,282	$1,729
Sciota	$329,789	$129,227	$2,809
Bardolph	$144,522	$56,631	$534

Per person increases have been calculated using the most recent data about people in the labor force as provided by the U.S. Census Bureau's ongoing American Community Survey.