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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

$301,850 in Countywide Sales Tax collected in February for LaSalle County

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LaSalle County taxpayers paid $301,850 in Countywide Sales Tax in February, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $411,707 was collected.

Taxpayers in LaSalle County have paid $4.4 million in Countywide Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The Countywide Sales 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.

Countywide Sales Tax collected in LaSalle County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
February$301,850-26.7
January$411,70712.4
December 2021$366,202-2.8
November 2021$376,9153.7
October 2021$363,4071.9
September 2021$356,783-5
August 2021$375,745-2.9
July 2021$386,959-0.9
June 2021$390,3685.3
May 2021$370,623-7.2
April 2021$399,57546.7
March 2021$272,378-6.7

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