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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Lake County collects $545.6 million in Municipal Sales Tax in August

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Lake County taxpayers paid $545.6 million in Municipal Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $609.2 million was collected.

Taxpayers in Lake County have paid $6.5 billion in Municipal Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The Municipal 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 Sales Tax collected in Lake County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$545,553,927,000-10.4
July$609,168,353,0005.9
June$575,123,594,0006.0
May$542,743,798,0001.2
April$536,500,355,00018.9
March$451,057,786,000-1.0
February$455,789,569,000-26.5
January$620,489,838,00016.3
December 2021$533,391,709,0002.6
November 2021$520,035,226,0000.3
October 2021$518,252,239,000-5.4
September 2021$547,759,341,0003.4

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