Property and sales taxes are also high. I think one major problem is the number of government bodies with taxing authority: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rep

Property and sales taxes are also high. I think one major problem is the number of government bodies with taxing authority: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/too-much-government-illinois-thousands-of-local-governments/ https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/too-much-government-i... Essentially, Illinois has a long history of corruption and political patronage that I find detestable.