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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Lake County taxpayers give $217.9 million in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in August

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Lake County taxpayers paid $217.9 million in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $234.9 million was collected.

Taxpayers in Lake County have paid $2.4 billion in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax is collected for municipal 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.

Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax collected in Lake County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$217,884,941,000-7.2
July$234,896,208,0006.5
June$220,493,654,0006.7
May$206,592,482,0006.7
April$193,555,559,00019.3
March$162,201,341,000less than 0.1%
February$162,170,018,000-32.1
January$238,967,963,00019.2
December 2021$200,484,387,0001.3
November 2021$197,870,639,000-1.0
October 2021$199,888,841,0001.0
September 2021$197,963,339,000-0.4

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