The numbers tell the story -- Pritzker’s Illinois: the numbers • Taxes are up $1,434 per person since Pritzker took office. • State spending has grown $18 billion (51%) since 2019 — nearly double inflation. • Illinois now has the highest property taxes in the nation. • State & local pension debt totals $218 billion — even $1M/day wouldn’t cover it for centuries. • Illinois lost 2,616 businesses to other states (1994–2023), with losses accelerating since 2017. • Gas tax doubled in 2019 and now stands at 48.3¢/gallon, costing drivers about $143 more per year.
