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“Our local governments, in particular our school boards, ought
to take the hint that if we’re putting more money into
education, a lot of it should go into hiring teachers and making
sure our schools are better, but some of it should go to
property tax relief or at least stop raising property taxes
across the state,” Pritzker said.
In June, the governor said his administration increased spending
on K-12 education by almost $3 billion.
Illinois has a $55.9 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027,
up from $38.5 billion in 2019.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey also spoke at the
forum in Shirley and said Illinois has a spending problem and
property taxes are out of control.
“We’ve got perfect examples on both sides of us in Iowa and over
in Indiana, where they’ve capped their property taxes at one
percent,” Bailey said.
Pritzker said he would love to cap property taxes.
“Here’s the problem: You have to pay for your parks, your
libraries, your schools and your local government,” Pritzker
said.
Independent gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett said sky-high
property taxes are crushing Illinoisans and must be lowered.
"My opponents offer no real plan. Darren Bailey pretends he can
snap his fingers and institute a 1% property tax cap, which is a
laudable goal but would take a decade to achieve unless you want
to slash local police budgets and fire teachers. And J.B.
Pritzker blames everyone but himself while defending the status
quo,” Corbett said in a statement to The Center Square.
Corbett promised to deliver property tax relief and consolidate
Illinois’ “excessive layers of government.”
Illinois has a $55.9 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027,
up from $38.5 billion in 2019.
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