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Glendale Heights taxpayers give $796,592 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Glendale Heights taxpayers paid $796,592 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $811,101 was collected.

Taxpayers in Glendale Heights have paid $9.5 million 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 Glendale Heights in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$796,592-1.8
April$811,10120.2
March$674,781-8.8
February$739,981-14.5
January$865,1785
December 2021$824,00112
November 2021$736,003-11.6
October 2021$832,7206.7
September 2021$780,4693.9
August 2021$751,116-10.6
July 2021$840,002-4.4
June 2021$878,46015.2

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