Looking into moving to Illinois, how do you feel about the state’s politics and your property tax rates?

I generally hold Illinois with a high regard and am thinking of moving due to more liberal politics, do you guys feel like it is a material difference in your daily life? For context I have lived in Indiana and Alabama for the last decade and while both have questionable political representation, the actual daily impact to my life has been minimal.

I also am curious if property taxes are actually as high as Zillow shows, I’ll see houses in the Chicago metro that have annual property taxes in the $10k range. If this is true how are you guys affording escrow and closing costs? Does the state offset this at all and do you feel like your property taxes go toward important things?