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Grant Park residents pay $97,098 in Municipal Sales Tax in 2020

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Grant Park taxpayers paid $97,098 in Municipal Sales Tax in 2020, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the year before when $102,232 was collected.

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 Grant Park in recent years
YearAmount Collected% Change from Previous Year
2020$97,098-5
2019$102,232-19.4

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