Ashton Illinois where residents are projected to experience a $404,273 tax increase this year. | Wayne Wilkinson via Wikimedia Commons
Ashton Illinois where residents are projected to experience a $404,273 tax increase this year. | Wayne Wilkinson via Wikimedia Commons
PUBLISH 7/22 12:30PM
Lee County residents will pay an additional $8,429,965 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 Lee County communities will pay the most: Dixon ($5,222,838 total/$526 per person), Amboy ($947,416/$532), Ashton ($404,273/$545) and Franklin Grove ($357,294/$538).
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 when paid twice a week. 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 | Dixon | 61021 | $5,222,838 |
| 2 | Amboy | 61310 | $947,416 |
| 3 | Ashton | 61006 | $404,273 |
| 4 | Franklin Grove | 61031 | $357,294 |
| 5 | Paw Paw | 61353 | $290,451 |
| 6 | Steward | 60553 | $232,396 |
| 7 | Sublette | 61367 | $226,145 |
| 8 | Lee | 60530 | $201,341 |
| 9 | Compton | 61318 | $185,473 |
| 10 | West Brooklyn | 61378 | $174,133 |
| 11 | Harmon | 61042 | $155,874 |
| 12 | Eldena | 61324 | $18,681 |
| 13 | Nachusa | 61057 | $13,649 |
| Total | $8,429,965 |
Top income tax-paying communities in Lee County
This chart shows the ranking of communities by highest income taxes paid in Lee County.
| Ranking | Community | Zip | Average State Income Tax Increase | Total Returns filed by Zip |
| 1 | West Brooklyn | 61378 | $723 | 241 |
| 2 | Harmon | 61042 | $690 | 226 |
| 3 | Lee | 60530 | $685 | 294 |
| 4 | Steward | 60553 | $655 | 355 |
| 5 | Sublette | 61367 | $598 | 378 |
| 6 | Compton | 61318 | $593 | 313 |
| 7 | Ashton | 61006 | $545 | 742 |
| 8 | Franklin Grove | 61031 | $538 | 664 |
| 9 | Amboy | 61310 | $532 | 1,782 |
| 10 | Dixon | 61021 | $526 | 9,930 |
| 11 | Paw Paw | 61353 | $484 | 600 |
| 12 | Nachusa | 61057 | $455 | 30 |
| 13 | Eldena | 61324 | $381 | 49 |
*Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.
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