@anonymoustaxpayer123
Sometimes tax forms instructions use confusing wording, and that's the case here. You qualify for the credit. What goes into the Column B are the wages specifically reported to New York. All of the "Illinois" wages will be included in Box 1 of your W-2 (since you live there). These will appear in column A.
While it is true that the amount is "included" with Illinois income, it is also taxed separately by New York, and therefore qualifies for the credit.
If you are using TurboTax, make sure you prepare the New York nonresident return first. It should allow the program to transfer the New York figures to the Illinois return to calculate the IL credit.
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