Before voters cast ballots in November on whether Illinois should move from a flat income tax to a progressive income tax, they’ll face a barrage of advertising.

The proposed amendment would replace the state’s current tax structure for a new plan allowing lawmakers to tax different levels of income at different rates. The tax proposal was initially raised in 2014, but was not passed by the Illinois legislature.

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