$16.3 million in County Motor Fuel Tax collected in 2020 for DuPage County

DuPage County taxpayers paid $16.3 million in County Motor Fuel Tax in 2020, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the year before when $17.9 million was collected.

The County Motor Fuel 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.