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Saturday, May 3, 2025

Will County collects $766,926 in Business District Tax in August

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Will County taxpayers paid $766,926 in Business District Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $777,496 was collected.

Taxpayers in Will County have paid $10.1 million in Business District Tax in the last 12 months.

The Business District Tax is collected for other taxing jurisdictions 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.

Business District Tax collected in Will County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$766,925,000-1.4
July$777,496,000-7.7
June$842,003,0009.1
May$771,474,0004.6
April$737,813,00022.3
March$603,513,000-5.9
February$641,616,000-15.6
January$760,021,0006.2
December 2021$715,564,000-5.7
November 2021$758,416,000-61.1
October 2021$1,948,879,000139.7
September 2021$812,956,000-1.9

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