16 Comments - Dan Johnson - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 1:15 pm: There must be a three-member district story in the House vote somewhere. - Donnie Elgin - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 1:24 pm: =At that time, Governor Ogilvie needed the help of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley to achieve passage of the income tax= There’s a bargain made. - Norseman - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 1:25 pm: Isn’t there an old saying by politicians that goes something like this: What have you done lately Next time, get it in writing in a statue book. There seems to be an “agreement”of limitations on a decades old deal between deceased politicians. - It's Just a Pill - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 1:25 pm: Regardless of how it came about, we built hundreds of municipalities budgets with LGDF as part of the foundation and now are letting that foundation erode. - DuPage Saint - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 1:52 pm: I had always heard the story that part of agreement was that Daley would not use the passage of income taxes against the Governor on next election but somehow that was forgotten. Don’t know if true but i like the story - Dance Band on the Titanic - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 2:01 pm: 8.3% > 6.47% - jim - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 2:13 pm: DuPage - I suspect that speculation is wrong. Why? Because Daley hater Dan Walker was the Dems’ nominee in 1972, defeating paul simon in the primary. walker used the tax issue against Ogilvie and won a squeaker race. but I doubt he did so at the behest of daley - Donnie Elgin - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 2:15 pm: =Local Government Distributive Fund= Forget not that JB has plans to eliminate the 1% grocery tax - so if a municipality has an Aldi, Meijer, Jewel, Schnucks, Hy-Vee, or Woodman’s that also will be a hit. - thechampaignlife - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 2:20 pm: ===8.3% > 6.47%=== 8.3% of a 2.5% income tax rate in 1969 is 0.21% of taxable income going to LGDF. 6.47% of a 4.95% income tax rate is 0.32% of taxable income going to LGDF. So, no, the original share is not greater than the current share. In fact, the current share is 52% more than the original share where it counts: dollars going to LGDF. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 2:20 pm: I wonder if a young Mike Madigan, a pro-Daley delegate to the constitutional convention, was whispering in Daley’s ear about this deal. - notsosure - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 2:22 pm: Yes, and the total income tax rate at the time was 2.5%. You could say the deal they struck was for a local income tax rate of 0.2075% (8.3% of 2.5). Today the total income tax rate is 4.95%. To keep the local rate at the same 0.2075%, the LGDF share of the higher total rate would be 4.19%. I’m not saying that’s the correct result, just that numbers are fun. - Bigtwich - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 3:03 pm: After looking at thechampaignlife and notsosure numbers I would like to thank the Mayors for pointing out that they are getting more than they bargained for. That does not even include the rate on corporations. - Michelle Flaherty - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 3:13 pm: Bigtwitch, the mayors also didnt include the millions and millions of additional dollars locals get through local distribution of revenues that didnt exist in 1969. Marijuana for instance. LGDF is about a lot more than the income tax now. - Robert Montgomery - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 3:22 pm: “pointed to their LGDF fact sheet” - facepalm - Interested Bystander - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 3:44 pm: So it never was the 10% the mayors claim it was. - 4 eyes - Wednesday, May 22, 24 @ 4:44 pm: I would love to know how many things we do in state government today that can all be traced back to deals between Daley and Ogilvie. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.