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Northwest Illinois residents would pay $98,930,320 more in state income taxes if the state agrees to increase school funding by $7.2 billion, according to a Northwest Illinois News analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue data.
Superintendent Tony Smith called for increasing K-12 public schools funding to $50 billion next year, or $27,000 per student. Smith hasn’t said where he expects the new money to come from.
The state raised income taxes by 32 percent just six months ago, in part to fund a new school spending plan. If the superintendent's plan goes through unchanged, Deer Grove residents would see the largest average increase in Northwest Illinois at $2,121 per household.
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How much more will your community pay?
| City | Zip | Current income tax | Income tax under proposed plan | Increase by zip code | Average household increase |
| Deer Grove | 61243 | $711,429 | $963,816 | $252,387 | $2,121 |
| Byron | 61010 | $12,820,500 | $17,368,714 | $4,548,214 | $1,291 |
| Stillman Valley | 61084 | $5,098,500 | $6,907,249 | $1,808,749 | $1,215 |
| Harmon | 61042 | $745,646 | $1,010,172 | $264,526 | $1,170 |
| West Brooklyn | 61378 | $777,078 | $1,052,755 | $275,677 | $1,144 |
| Lee | 60530 | $942,705 | $1,277,140 | $334,435 | $1,138 |
| Fulton | 61252 | $8,217,000 | $11,132,072 | $2,915,072 | $1,131 |
| East Dubuque | 61025 | $7,029,000 | $9,522,616 | $2,493,616 | $1,130 |
| Monroe Center | 61052 | $1,681,087 | $2,277,472 | $596,385 | $1,130 |
| Galena | 61036 | $10,593,000 | $14,350,984 | $3,757,984 | $1,094 |
| Rock City | 61070 | $1,548,328 | $2,097,614 | $549,286 | $1,086 |
| Lanark | 61046 | $4,176,050 | $5,657,550 | $1,481,500 | $1,071 |
| Dakota | 61018 | $1,578,625 | $2,138,660 | $560,035 | $1,067 |
| Davis | 61019 | $4,725,717 | $6,402,217 | $1,676,500 | $1,050 |
| Oregon | 61061 | $9,751,500 | $13,210,953 | $3,459,453 | $1,045 |
| Chana | 61015 | $1,332,968 | $1,805,853 | $472,885 | $1,042 |
| Apple River | 61001 | $1,547,132 | $2,095,994 | $548,862 | $1,041 |
| Fenton | 61251 | $508,024 | $688,252 | $180,228 | $1,030 |
| Davis Junction | 61020 | $3,619,322 | $4,903,317 | $1,283,995 | $1,025 |
| Steward | 60553 | $1,022,193 | $1,384,827 | $362,634 | $1,022 |
| Sublette | 61367 | $1,087,353 | $1,473,104 | $385,751 | $1,021 |
| Lindenwood | 61049 | $702,850 | $952,194 | $249,344 | $1,018 |
| Chadwick | 61014 | $1,502,140 | $2,035,041 | $532,901 | $1,017 |
| German Valley | 61039 | $1,001,096 | $1,356,246 | $355,150 | $1,012 |
| Albany | 61230 | $1,593,946 | $2,159,416 | $565,470 | $1,004 |
| Shannon | 61078 | $1,860,305 | $2,520,269 | $659,964 | $994 |
| Prophetstown | 61277 | $4,062,359 | $5,503,526 | $1,441,167 | $982 |
| Mt. Carroll | 61053 | $3,602,391 | $4,880,379 | $1,277,988 | $982 |
| Erie | 61250 | $3,436,135 | $4,655,142 | $1,219,007 | $981 |
| Compton | 61318 | $864,962 | $1,171,817 | $306,855 | $980 |
| Ridott | 61067 | $953,990 | $1,292,428 | $338,438 | $970 |
| Lena | 61048 | $5,643,000 | $7,644,917 | $2,001,917 | $969 |
| Esmond | 60129 | $298,442 | $404,318 | $105,876 | $963 |
| Dixon | 61021 | $26,928,000 | $36,481,006 | $9,553,006 | $962 |
| Morrison | 61270 | $9,207,000 | $12,473,285 | $3,266,285 | $950 |
| Ashton | 61006 | $1,981,318 | $2,684,213 | $702,895 | $947 |
| Sterling | 61081 | $26,037,000 | $35,273,914 | $9,236,914 | $938 |
| Leaf River | 61047 | $2,042,613 | $2,767,253 | $724,640 | $936 |
| Tampico | 61283 | $1,675,777 | $2,270,278 | $594,501 | $930 |
| Winslow | 61089 | $938,965 | $1,272,073 | $333,108 | $925 |
| Franklin Grove | 61031 | $1,730,189 | $2,343,993 | $613,804 | $924 |
| Amboy | 61310 | $4,640,601 | $6,286,905 | $1,646,304 | $924 |
| Milledgeville | 61051 | $1,943,466 | $2,632,932 | $689,466 | $905 |
| Forreston | 61030 | $2,626,705 | $3,558,558 | $931,853 | $900 |
| Thomson | 61285 | $1,958,807 | $2,653,715 | $694,908 | $898 |
| Kent | 61044 | $296,971 | $402,325 | $105,354 | $893 |
| Paw Paw | 61353 | $1,508,552 | $2,043,727 | $535,175 | $892 |
| Cedarville | 61013 | $796,810 | $1,079,487 | $282,677 | $892 |
| Pearl City | 61062 | $2,249,196 | $3,047,123 | $797,927 | $892 |
| Rochelle | 61068 | $15,889,500 | $21,526,476 | $5,636,976 | $876 |
| Polo | 61064 | $4,317,710 | $5,849,466 | $1,531,756 | $870 |
| Baileyville | 61007 | $560,892 | $759,875 | $198,983 | $861 |
| Creston | 60113 | $557,121 | $754,766 | $197,645 | $856 |
| Stockton | 61085 | $3,932,304 | $5,327,333 | $1,395,029 | $850 |
| Scales Mound | 61075 | $1,192,369 | $1,615,375 | $423,006 | $844 |
| Mcconnell | 61050 | $471,130 | $638,269 | $167,139 | $840 |
| Lyndon | 61261 | $1,035,284 | $1,402,562 | $367,278 | $811 |
| Freeport | 61032 | $30,442,500 | $41,242,314 | $10,799,814 | $810 |
| Nachusa | 61057 | $67,904 | $91,994 | $24,090 | $803 |
| Galt | 61037 | $150,632 | $204,070 | $53,438 | $798 |
| Mount Morris | 61054 | $3,718,577 | $5,037,783 | $1,319,206 | $786 |
| Elizabeth | 61028 | $2,220,441 | $3,008,168 | $787,727 | $783 |
| Rock Falls | 61071 | $13,612,500 | $18,441,685 | $4,829,185 | $780 |
| Orangeville | 61060 | $1,539,017 | $2,085,001 | $545,984 | $772 |
| Eldena | 61324 | $106,536 | $144,331 | $37,795 | $771 |
| Warren | 61087 | $1,677,328 | $2,272,378 | $595,050 | $755 |
| Woosung | 61091 | $82,231 | $111,403 | $29,172 | $748 |
| Hanover | 61041 | $1,332,689 | $1,805,475 | $472,786 | $747 |
| Savanna | 61074 | $4,050,686 | $5,487,712 | $1,437,026 | $734 |
| Nora | 61059 | $119,365 | $161,711 | $42,346 | $718 |
| Eleroy | 61027 | $58,053 | $78,648 | $20,595 | $710 |
| Holcomb | 61043 | $133,119 | $180,345 | $47,226 | $695 |
| Total | $98,930,320 |
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