Lawmakers crack open Pandora's box with graduated income tax amendment
The cornerstone of J.B. Pritzker’s political career has arrived. A graduated income tax is moving. Pritzker heralded new language for a constitutional amendment April 10. Barring any unlikely changes, this will be what the governor rides until the end of May. It adds 26 words to the Illinois Constitution and eliminates 43.Those few words mean a lot. Together, they would be the biggest change to Illinois taxation since the state adopted an income tax in 1969. And their inartful phrasing means Illinoisans have good reason to be frightened.
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