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Illinois mayors call on Pritzker to rethink flat local government funding
Illinois mayors call on Pritzker to rethink flat local government funding
March 9, 2026
SPRINGFIELD - Local government leaders in Illinois are once again calling on state lawmakers to increase funding for their communities after Gov. JB Pritzker called for reducing the share of income taxes disbursed to municipalities.
Pritzker's budget, introduced last month, calls for reducing the share of income tax revenues that is divided among counties and other municipalities via the Local Government Distributive Fund, from 6.47% of the revenue the state takes in to 6.23%.
The reduction would keep total funding for LGDF flat in fiscal year 2027 at $2.3 billion. That's $60 million less than the state would spend otherwise, according to budget documents from Pritzker's office.
Pritzker introduced a $56 billion spending plan that represents roughly 0.5% growth in most areas compared to the current fiscal year.
"The proposal suggests that overall LGDF formula distribution would remain flat, but flat funding is not neutral," said Illinois Municipal League President Sheila Chalmers-Currin, who is also village president of Matteson, in southern Cook County, at a news conference in Springfield Wednesday. "Flat funding during a time of rising costs is a cut."
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"JB Pritzker's budget proposal takes more tax money from local governments which will result in higher property taxes and cuts for police departments, roads, and infrastructure," Miller said. "This is another example of a failed administration that spends recklessly and uses taxpayers as a bailout."
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