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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

$326,008 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in February for Kankakee

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Kankakee taxpayers paid $326,008 in Municipal Sales Tax in February, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $380,592 was collected.

Taxpayers in Kankakee have paid $3.9 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 Kankakee in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
February$326,008-14.3
January$380,59212.9
December 2021$337,07710.9
November 2021$304,072-4.6
October 2021$318,752-1.7
September 2021$324,1603.8
August 2021$312,361-6.5
July 2021$333,942-10.5
June 2021$372,95222.2
May 2021$305,136-10.8
April 2021$342,11723.2
March 2021$277,603-2.7

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