The limitations on tax increases as 

 outlined under (HI. A) above provide 

 some temporary protection for tax- 

 payers. However, these limitations 

 must be supplemented by effective 

 local action if proper control is to be 

 maintained over the expenditures of 

 local public funds. 



In order to insure a|;ainst unwar- 

 ranted tax increases it is suggested that 

 local taxpayers take positive action 

 along three principal lines: 

 (1) Trustworthy citizens should be 

 maintained in or elected to all 



property tax levying bodies. 



(2) Full and complete publicity should 

 be given to the official actions of 

 all local government officers re 

 sponsible for the levying atui 

 spending of tax moncv 



(3) If necessary, maximum tax rate 

 limits should be reduced by refer- 

 endum to offset the inireasc in 

 property assessments. 



At the present time relatively few 

 people appear to be concerned about 

 property taxes. This is due m part to 

 the manv current events of cre.it !:; 



tcrot. and m p..ri ui ihi (.la lli.i? t.itin 

 prKts and tarir. iiuiinits arc riiati\ilv 

 high The time will C.OI11C, howcvtr 

 when moncv will be le.s plentitiii .iiid 

 farir j^rupertv taxes uill be more Inir 

 d<.i;\' :'!!- Tor tiiiv f jMin tariiur^ .uid 

 Otiicrs lonicrned v^i'li local puhiii ..t 

 fair^ sfiDuld give i.ircJiil atdiilioii i.> 

 the spending of pi:l>!i. inone\ lu .nuii 

 tv .in i lota! tax sj-en.lmi: hud;ts I n 

 less fhis IS done. t\(essi\i iiur(.is(s in 

 pr(>]( r!\ taxes are .ertaiii in ni.ilu II 

 linuis .oitMie-- Ri iijciiib'T ■! s ^.■';r 



I!. OH'. : 



1944 ASSESSMENT RATIOS, AND ESTIMATED INCREASES IN ASSESSMENTS AND 



MAXIMUM INCREASES IN TAXES RESULTING FROM RECENT 



LEGISLATION, ILLINOIS COUNTIES 



( ounu 



1944 county 

 assessment 

 ratio* 



33 

 2- 

 32 

 30 



Cook 



Crawford 



Cuniberl.in.i 



DeKalh 



De\X'itt 



Douglas 32 



DuPaRe . 20 



r.dnjT - 26 



Fdw.irds .. - - 44 



i:ffin.i;li.im 40 



Fjvctic 34 



30 



24 



. 39 



30 



50 



.... 29 



28 



44 



42 



46 



40 



32 



27 



. 28 



24 



41 



48 



4^ 



25 



26 



?4 



43 



.... 20 



32 



28 



- 33 



Fr.inklin 



Fulton 



Ci.ill.itin 



(ireene ... 



Grundv .. 



Hamilton 



Hani'>ek 



Hardin 



Henderson 



Henrv 



Irotjuois , 



laikson 



Jasptr 



jeffers. <n 



Jersey 



loD.tMess 



Johnson 



K.ine 



K.inkakte 



Ktnd.dl 



Knos 



1 .ike . . 



I.aSalle 



Lawrence 



Ue 



Estimated 

 increase in 

 assessments 

 per cent 



11^ 

 Kill 



11.^ 



-s 



31- 



41 

 138 



92 



186 

 25" 

 1S6 

 ps 

 28S 

 3- 

 2US 

 2-U 

 2n 

 23^ 

 2n 

 4011 

 285 

 12- 

 150 

 1V4 

 2.^3 

 M- 

 156 

 2 ^s 

 1 00 

 255 

 2S- 

 12- 

 n8 



li- 

 no 



21s 

 2-0 

 2S- 



144 



108 

 11^ 



30(1 

 285 

 1 >;• 1 

 13-' 

 400 

 21^ 

 25- 

 20 -i 



Estimated 



m.ixi- 



mum increase 



in t.ixes 



per tent 



(. 



li 



I ; 



6 



- !2 

 lOS 



sj] 



1'' 



-1 



1 o,'; 



4 s 



ss 



S(. 



S6 



ISO 



I I 

 25 



■r 



<s" 



los 



;s 



<r 



1 ) 



100 



02 



■r 



ISo 



so 



1 -a ,iv.n-: 1 



r ''I 

 pi.- '■■■ 



1 stiriLite.. 

 ni.tvi 



m. 11 .ise iti ria-H' in. :■ . 

 - I ^-ri.erit- ;n ■ js{ . 



..ted 



l.ivin.csttn 



I.oj^an 



Mati >n 



Macoupin 



Madison 



Marion 



Marsh.di 



.M.is..n 



M.iss.ie 



•MiDonc uk;li 



Ml Henrv 



M, l.e..n 



.Meiurd 



.Ml rn I 



M..nr,,t. 



Mont>;>'Tin.r\ 



M(.'ri;d:i 



M. ullr.e 



(>Kle 



I'eon.i 



l'err\ 



I'mit 



Pib 



['on 



I'l.l.sk. 



I'litn.ii!! 



R,!ilki..irl 



Kuhl.md 



R.xk M.iTiJ 



S.ilint 



■'.inK-'."!""' 



>,iuiilir 



Voir 



'■rii.-:(n 



^i.irk 



~sr C i.Mr 



•sti-piiiiis'in 



I'l.- ASlil 

 I ■Ufll 



W .iHjsl. 



\V Ken 



\\'.isiun,cl r. 



^^ .un^- 



Vt i oisi.ic 

 \\ ill 



W iMi.irisi'ii 

 W :nm l\ic- ■ 

 W itMi : 



'T!:,.- .ississ,! 



.;scd i:t , 



Source: Assessment ratios determined by the Illinois Dep.irtnKn! . 

 t.ixes estimated from assessment ratios hv lAA Dep.irtment it 



it Ri-M.'l,, 



Reseafih 



Ir,. r-...M-. 



1 .!>,.iil'-n 



OCTOBER, 1945 



