MY FAT ASS IS GOING TO NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR THE MIDDLE AND LOWER CLASS IN IL. NO MATTER WHAT THAT ORANGE BAD MAN DOES!!! MEANWHILE IN IL: LLINOIS RESIDENTS PAY THE MOST IN PROPERTY AND SALES TAXES, WITH AN AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 1.95% AND A COMBINED SALES TAX RATE OF ABOUT 8.85%. ADDITIONALLY, THE STATE HAS A FLAT INCOME TAX RATE OF 4.95%, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE OVERALL HIGH TAX BURDEN.