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Sunday, April 27, 2025

$353,387 in County Sales Tax collected in February for Lake County

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Lake County taxpayers paid $353,387 in County Sales Tax in February, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $450,447 was collected.

Taxpayers in Lake County have paid $4.9 million in County Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The County Sales Tax is collected for county governments use.

Illinois is the highest taxed state in the US.

A 2021 study from Wallet Hub found Illinois taxes are 38.95 percent higher than the national average.

Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker is accused of adding more than $5.2 billion in new or higher taxes since coming into power in early 2019. As a business owner, he has a fortune of more than $3 billion, largely based on his family's wealth and connections.

County Sales Tax collected in Lake County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
February$353,387-21.5
January$450,4477.6
December 2021$418,614-0.4
November 2021$420,404-1.4
October 2021$426,4031.9
September 2021$418,464-1.8
August 2021$426,1756.8
July 2021$399,062-11.4
June 2021$450,3575.6
May 2021$426,6473.1
April 2021$413,86138.1
March 2021$299,641-8.6

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