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LaSalle County residents pay $3.9 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August

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LaSalle County taxpayers paid $3.9 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $4.1 million was collected.

Taxpayers in LaSalle County have paid $45.2 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 LaSalle County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$3,874,450,000-5.1
July$4,080,645,000-0.4
June$4,096,374,00015.4
May$3,548,557,000-11.6
April$4,014,868,00030.1
March$3,086,864,0005.4
February$2,928,791,000-34.7
January$4,485,527,00018.5
December 2021$3,786,295,000-1.8
November 2021$3,856,838,0007.9
October 2021$3,574,573,000-7.1
September 2021$3,849,196,0004.6

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