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Pritzker claims the additional tax revenue will "eliminate the budget deficit."
The city in Lake County that will be the most affected by Pritzker's proposal is Lake Forest, with residents expected to pay an additional $122,615,036 in income taxes -- approximately $14,523 per person in the labor force. Russell will pay only $36,194 more in comparison, the least among Lake County cities.
The following table shows how other cities in Lake County are affected.
How much more will residents from Lake County pay on the proposal?
| City | Total Expected Income Tax burden | Total Increase | Per Person Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest | $312,914,574 | $122,615,036 | $14,523 |
| Highland Park | $300,711,951 | $117,833,459 | $8,081 |
| Lake Zurich | $210,850,233 | $82,621,300 | $7,069 |
| Deerfield | $191,725,780 | $75,127,416 | $7,670 |
| Libertyville | $160,291,532 | $62,809,960 | $5,913 |
| Buffalo Grove | $130,165,142 | $51,004,986 | $2,128 |
| Gurnee | $95,022,161 | $37,234,270 | $2,096 |
| Mundelein | $90,818,354 | $35,587,015 | $2,001 |
| Waukegan | $89,541,798 | $35,086,799 | $746 |
| Grayslake | $89,141,574 | $34,929,972 | $2,825 |
| Vernon Hills | $85,274,340 | $33,414,603 | $2,344 |
| Round Lake | $84,742,377 | $33,206,154 | $3,322 |
| Lake Villa | $81,235,090 | $31,831,830 | $6,929 |
| Lake Bluff | $54,519,054 | $21,363,197 | $7,866 |
| Antioch | $49,138,238 | $19,254,734 | $2,556 |
| Lincolnshire | $46,710,312 | $18,303,355 | $6,165 |
| Wauconda | $39,668,609 | $15,544,076 | $1,998 |
| Zion | $31,994,036 | $12,536,808 | $1,092 |
| Wadsworth | $27,117,315 | $10,625,873 | $5,318 |
| Fox Lake | $16,802,220 | $6,583,921 | $1,124 |
| Ingleside | $16,064,697 | $6,294,924 | -- |
| Winthrop Harbor | $11,072,423 | $4,338,710 | $1,151 |
| North Chicago | $9,430,360 | $3,695,270 | $191 |
| Highwood | $9,363,017 | $3,668,882 | $1,291 |
| Great Lakes | $890,094 | $348,782 | -- |
| Russell | $92,367 | $36,194 | -- |
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.
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