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DuPage County residents pay $35.4 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August

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DuPage County taxpayers paid $35.4 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $39.2 million was collected.

Taxpayers in DuPage County have paid $420.3 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The Non-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.

Non-Home Rule Sales Tax collected in DuPage County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$35,411,626,000-9.6
July$39,182,034,0007.3
June$36,511,317,000-7.8
May$39,605,138,0008.9
April$36,360,217,00023.8
March$29,366,369,0001.9
February$28,804,765,000-31.6
January$42,133,681,00022.8
December 2021$34,314,203,0005.0
November 2021$32,683,540,000-0.5
October 2021$32,858,908,000-0.6
September 2021$33,054,298,0006.9

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