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Kankakee County collects $7.9 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August

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Kankakee County taxpayers paid $7.9 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $8.4 million was collected.

Taxpayers in Kankakee County have paid $97.1 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 Kankakee County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$7,873,469,000-5.9
July$8,371,563,000-2.4
June$8,577,695,0006.5
May$8,054,496,000-2.0
April$8,217,391,00024.9
March$6,577,034,0003.5
February$6,352,232,000-37.3
January$10,134,456,00015.5
December 2021$8,774,304,0006.8
November 2021$8,212,551,0003.3
October 2021$7,947,189,000-0.5
September 2021$7,989,309,000-0.3

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