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Chillicothe taxpayers give $119,208 in Municipal Sales Tax in January

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Chillicothe taxpayers paid $119,208 in Municipal Sales Tax in January, according to Illinois tax records.

This is an increase over the month before when $78,522 was collected.

Taxpayers in Chillicothe have paid $1 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 Chillicothe in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
January$119,20851.8
December 2021$78,522-2.1
November 2021$80,224-0.7
October 2021$80,8176.8
September 2021$75,645-0.3
August 2021$75,836-13
July 2021$87,216-18.8
June 2021$107,46136.4
May 2021$78,776-5.3
April 2021$83,17932.5
March 2021$62,776-13.6
February 2021$72,673-21.7

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