Chicago City Wire

Taxpayers in the the City of Chicago's seventeen wealthiest zip codes would pay an additional $473 million in state income taxes if a tax hike measure passed by the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate becomes law.

They represent 21 percent of all Chicagoans filing tax returns, and 51 percent of all state income taxes paid by Chicagoans, according to an analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) data by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

Taxpayers in three Chicago Loop zip codes (60604, 60603, 60606) and the Magnificent Mile (60611) will see the highest average increases, ranging from an additional $4,000 to $8,000 per year.

The Magnificent Mile, Lincoln Park (60614), Lake View (60657) and the Gold Coast (60610) will see the largest collective increases; the four neighborhoods alone would pay an additional $276 million in state income taxes, according to the measure.

Led by Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago), whose district includes three of those four communities, Democrats passed the individual income tax hike last week-- from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent-- along with a broader set of tax increases on businesses.

If their projections prove correct, individual Illinois taxpayers will send an additional $4.453 billion to Springfield each year as a result of the higher rates. Businesses will pay another $1 billon.

Kenilworth, Chicago Loop, Glencoe lead the pack

LGIS looked at 2014 income taxes paid by zip code to create a ranking of the highest-paying Chicago-area communities, which will face the brunt of an income tax hike.

Its analysis looked at the percentage of total state income taxes paid by zip code, as reported by the Illinois Department of Revenue. It then applied that percentage to the amount Senate Democrats expect their tax hike will raise to calculate an average increase.

The analysis used 2014 tax return data, which is the latest available and also represents a year in which state income taxes were higher-- five percent, or approximately the level to which the Democrats are hoping to raise them.

Four of the top five zip codes encompass north shore suburbs, including Kenilworth (60643), Glencoe (60022), Winnetka/Northfield (60093) and Lake Forest (60045). They'll pay between $5,000 and $9,000 additional per year.

City of Chicago zip codes ranked second, sixth, seventh and ninth.

West suburbs Hinsdale (60521) ranked eighth and Oak Brook (60523) ranked tenth.

Statewide, the 100 top Chicago-area zip codes make up 20 percent of all Illinois taxpayers and 42 percent of all state income taxes paid. 

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Top income tax-paying communities in Chicagoland

Which communities pay the highest income taxes in the Chicago area?

Ranking	Communities	Zip	Region	Total	Average State Income Tax Increase*
1	Kenilworth	60043	North Shore	1,191	$9,936
2	Chicago- Loop (South Central)	60604	Chicago	659	$7,915
3	Glencoe	60022	North Shore	3,837	$7,578
4	Winnetka/Northfield	60093	North Shore	9,347	$6,954
5	Lake Forest	60045	North Shore	9,905	$5,579
6	Chicago Mag Mile	60611	Chicago	17,771	$5,052
7	Chicago Loop (East Central)	60603	Chicago	1,316	$4,542
8	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage	7,984	$4,494
9	Chicago Loop (West Central)	60606	Chicago	2,408	$4,079
10	Oak Brook	60523	DuPage	5,287	$3,822
11	Highland Park	60035	North Shore	14,744	$3,355
12	Golf	60029	North Shore	276	$2,815
13	Chicago Loop (Central)	60602	Chicago	1,386	$2,764
14	Wilmette	60091	North Shore	12,667	$2,682
15	Barrington/Barrington Hills	60010	Northwest Cook	20,747	$2,650
16	River Forest	60305	West Cook	4,957	$2,639
17	Chicago- Lincoln Park	60614	Chicago	35,054	$2,549
18	Chicago Loop (North Central)	60601	Chicago	7,069	$2,506
19	Deerfield/Riverwoods/Bannockburn	60015	North Shore	13,017	$2,436
20	Western Springs	60558	West Cook	6,092	$2,414
21	Wayne	60184	Northwest Cook	1,192	$2,298
22	Chicago- River North	60654	Chicago	11,007	$2,193
23	Lake Bluff	60044	North Shore	4,692	$2,149
24	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage	4,607	$2,059
25	Glenview (North)	60026	North Shore	20,318	$2,028
26	Chicago-Gold Coast	60610	Chicago	20,883	$1,986
27	Libertyville	60048	Lake	14,067	$1,952
28	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake	19,497	$1,893
29	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake	4,063	$1,849
30	Campton Hills	60175	Kane	10,949	$1,769
31	Burr Ridge/Willowbrook	60527	West Cook	14,241	$1,690
32	Naperville (South Central)	60564	DuPage	17,928	$1,646
33	Naperville (Southwest)	60540	DuPage	19,518	$1,642
34	Evanston (Northeast)	60201	North Shore	17,026	$1,642
35	Glenview (South)	60025	North Shore	19,473	$1,612
36	Oak Park	60302	West Cook	14,786	$1,560
37	Chicago- South Loop	60605	Chicago	12,069	$1,532
38	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage	21,386	$1,486
39	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage	17,991	$1,483
40	Chicago- West Loop	60661	Chicago	6,141	$1,465
41	Evanston (Northwest)	60203	North Shore	2,114	$1,461
42	Chicago- West Loop/Little Italy	60607	Chicago	12,313	$1,424
43	Chicago- Lake View	60657	Chicago	39,724	$1,389
44	Palos Park	60464	Southwest Cook	4,885	$1,359
45	Wheaton (South)	60189	DuPage	15,132	$1,341
46	Palatine/Inverness	60067	Northwest Cook	19,706	$1,341
47	Park Ridge	60068	Northwest Cook	18,893	$1,328
48	Naperville (Southeast)	60565	DuPage	18,690	$1,313
49	Geneva	60134	Kane	13,798	$1,275
50	Crystal Lake	60012	McHenry	5,049	$1,236
51	Plainfield (North)	60585	Will	9,310	$1,218
52	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage	13,592	$1,215
53	Wheaton (North)	60187	DuPage	12,486	$1,210
54	Flossmoor	60422	South Cook	4,407	$1,205
55	Lincolnwood	60712	Northwest Cook	6,065	$1,172
56	Chicago- Wrigleyville/Buena Park	60613	Chicago	27,816	$1,169
57	Vernon Hills	60661	Lake	12,278	$1,167
58	La Grange/Countryside	60525	West Cook	15,282	$1,157
59	Chicago- Wicker Park/Ukranian Village	60622	Chicago	26,559	$1,127
60	Frankfort	60423	Will	14,746	$1,122
61	Orland Park (West)	60467	Southwest Cook	13,193	$1,112
62	Hoffman Estates (West)	60192	Northwest Cook	7,356	$1,093
63	Medinah	60157	DuPage	1,309	$1,089
64	St. Charles	60174	Kane	15,312	$1,080
65	Chicago- River West/Goose Island	60642	Chicago	10,109	$1,078
66	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake	21,127	$1,073
67	Evanston (Southeast)	60202	North Shore	15,329	$1,073
68	Arlington Heights (North)	60004	Northwest Cook	25,736	$1,067
69	Sugar Grove	60554	Kane	5,490	$1,060
70	Wadsworth	60083	Lake	4,460	$1,056
71	Winfield	60190	DuPage	5,589	$1,052
72	Elburn	60119	Kane	4,726	$1,049
73	Mokena	60448	Will	11,993	$1,046
74	Naperville (North)	60563	DuPage	17,295	$1,040
75	Lemont	60439	Southwest Cook	11,296	$1,029
76	Oak Park (South)	60304	West Cook	7,563	$1,023
77	Elgin (West)	60124	Kane	9,715	$1,023
78	Arlington Heights (South)	60005	Northwest Cook	14,933	$1,017
79	Batavia	60510	Kane	13,544	$1,008
80	Big Rock	60511	Kane	856	$997
81	Homer Glen	60491	Will	11,007	$995
82	La Grange Park	60526	West Cook	6,481	$982
83	Bolingbrook	60490	Will	8,629	$970
84	Aurora (Southeast)	60503	Kane	6,307	$967
85	Gilberts	60136	Kane	3,165	$965
86	Chicago- Edgebrook	60646	Chicago	12,868	$965
87	Riverside/North Riverside	60546	West Cook	7,666	$960
88	Cary/Oakwood Hills	60013	McHenry	12,482	$957
89	Itasca	60143	DuPage	5,336	$956
90	Gurnee	60031	Lake	17,975	$950
91	Oak Park (Downtown)	60301	West Cook	1,249	$942
92	Lisle	60532	DuPage	13,942	$934
93	Union Hill	60969	Kankakee	30	$926
94	Lake Villa/Lindenhurst	60046	Lake	15,899	$912
95	West Dundee/Sleepy Hollow	60118	Kane	7,879	$902
96	Palos Heights	60463	Southwest Cook	7,392	$900
97	Downers Grove (South)	60516	DuPage	14,726	$900
98	Ringwood	60072	McHenry	476	$897
99	Grayslake/Hainesville	60030	Lake	17,277	$882
100	Olympia Fields	60461	South Cook	2,125	$782

Source: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com

How much more will your community pay?

If state income taxes are increased to 4.95 percent from 3.75 percent, how much more will taxpayers in your community pay for state government?

Rank	Communities	Zip	Region	Estimated State Income Tax Increase*
1	Chicago Mag Mile	60611	Chicago	$89,776,628
2	Chicago- Lincoln Park	60614	Chicago	$89,363,243
3	Winnetka/Northfield	60093	North Shore	$64,999,991
4	Lake Forest	60045	North Shore	$55,255,487
5	Chicago- Lake View	60657	Chicago	$55,166,864
6	Barrington/Barrington Hills	60010	Northwest Cook	$54,972,193
7	Highland Park	60035	North Shore	$49,471,838
8	Chicago-Gold Coast	60610	Chicago	$41,464,448
9	Glenview (North)	60026	North Shore	$41,214,952
10	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake	$36,916,710
11	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage	$35,881,230
12	Wilmette	60091	North Shore	$33,968,377
13	Chicago- Wrigleyville/Buena Park	60613	Chicago	$32,519,087
14	Naperville (Southwest)	60540	DuPage	$32,056,075
15	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage	$31,774,713
16	Deerfield/Riverwoods/Bannockburn	60015	North Shore	$31,708,123
17	Glenview (South)	60025	North Shore	$31,396,002
18	Chicago- Wicker Park/Ukranian Village	60622	Chicago	$29,942,582
19	Naperville (South Central)	60564	DuPage	$29,506,041
20	Glencoe	60022	North Shore	$29,075,590
21	Evanston (Northeast)	60201	North Shore	$27,950,672
22	Arlington Heights (North)	60004	Northwest Cook	$27,469,479
23	Libertyville	60048	Lake	$27,454,585
24	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage	$26,676,240
25	Palatine/Inverness	60067	Northwest Cook	$26,419,667
26	Park Ridge	60068	Northwest Cook	$25,091,630
27	Naperville (Southeast)	60565	DuPage	$24,547,747
28	Chicago- River North	60654	Chicago	$24,134,889
29	Burr Ridge/Willowbrook	60527	West Cook	$24,066,011
30	Oak Park	60302	West Cook	$23,058,845
31	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake	$22,665,393
32	Wheaton (South)	60189	DuPage	$20,292,064
33	Oak Brook	60523	DuPage	$20,207,865
34	Campton Hills	60175	Kane	$19,367,603
35	Chicago- South Loop	60605	Chicago	$18,490,028
36	Naperville (North)	60563	DuPage	$17,991,627
37	Chicago Loop (North Central)	60601	Chicago	$17,718,109
38	La Grange/Countryside	60525	West Cook	$17,683,880
39	Geneva	60134	Kane	$17,591,788
40	Chicago- West Loop/Little Italy	60607	Chicago	$17,531,637
41	Gurnee	60031	Lake	$17,084,127
42	Frankfort	60423	Will	$16,544,192
43	St. Charles	60174	Kane	$16,540,148
44	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage	$16,521,041
45	Evanston (Southeast)	60202	North Shore	$16,442,943
46	Grayslake/Hainesville	60030	Lake	$15,245,565
47	Arlington Heights (South)	60005	Northwest Cook	$15,191,059
48	Wheaton (North)	60187	DuPage	$15,109,312
49	Western Springs	60558	West Cook	$14,706,700
50	Orland Park (West)	60467	Southwest Cook	$14,665,822
51	Lake Villa/Lindenhurst	60046	Lake	$14,503,111
52	Vernon Hills	60661	Lake	$14,327,439
53	Batavia	60510	Kane	$13,649,130
54	Downers Grove (South)	60516	DuPage	$13,249,171
55	River Forest	60305	West Cook	$13,080,012
56	Lisle	60532	DuPage	$13,018,065
57	Mokena	60448	Will	$12,548,472
58	Chicago- Edgebrook	60646	Chicago	$12,419,815
59	Cary/Oakwood Hills	60013	McHenry	$11,941,110
60	Kenilworth	60043	North Shore	$11,833,256
61	Lemont	60439	Southwest Cook	$11,625,830
62	Plainfield (North)	60585	Will	$11,338,567
63	Homer Glen	60491	Will	$10,956,582
64	Chicago- River West/Goose Island	60642	Chicago	$10,900,288
65	Lake Bluff	60044	North Shore	$10,084,181
66	Elgin (West)	60124	Kane	$9,938,864
67	Chicago Loop (West Central)	60606	Chicago	$9,821,771
68	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage	$9,486,107
69	Chicago- West Loop	60661	Chicago	$8,997,203
70	Bolingbrook	60490	Will	$8,368,886
71	Hoffman Estates (West)	60192	Northwest Cook	$8,042,136
72	Oak Park (South)	60304	West Cook	$7,739,309
73	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake	$7,513,322
74	Riverside/North Riverside	60546	West Cook	$7,358,011
75	West Dundee/Sleepy Hollow	60118	Kane	$7,110,323
76	Lincolnwood	60712	Northwest Cook	$7,105,718
77	Palos Heights	60463	Southwest Cook	$6,651,373
78	Palos Park	60464	Southwest Cook	$6,640,347
79	La Grange Park	60526	West Cook	$6,367,278
80	Crystal Lake	60012	McHenry	$6,242,231
81	Aurora (Southeast)	60503	Kane	$6,097,934
82	Chicago Loop (East Central)	60603	Chicago	$5,977,289
83	Winfield	60190	DuPage	$5,879,128
84	Sugar Grove	60554	Kane	$5,817,479
85	Flossmoor	60422	South Cook	$5,309,891
86	Chicago- Loop (South Central)	60604	Chicago	$5,215,773
87	Itasca	60143	DuPage	$5,103,850
88	Elburn	60119	Kane	$4,955,602
89	Wadsworth	60083	Lake	$4,710,474
90	Chicago Loop (Central)	60602	Chicago	$3,830,784
91	Evanston (Northwest)	60203	North Shore	$3,087,674
92	Gilberts	60136	Kane	$3,054,800
93	Wayne	60184	Northwest Cook	$2,739,292
94	Olympia Fields	60461	South Cook	$1,661,460
95	Medinah	60157	DuPage	$1,425,966
96	Oak Park (Downtown)	60301	West Cook	$1,176,295
97	Big Rock	60511	Kane	$853,249
98	Golf	60029	North Shore	$777,077
99	Ringwood	60072	McHenry	$426,810
100	Union Hill	60969	Kankakee	$27,785

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com; Illinois Senate Democrats

*Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.