Quantcast

South Cook News

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Evergreen Park taxpayers give $675,156 in Municipal Sales Tax in January

Webp 14edited

Evergreen Park taxpayers paid $675,156 in Municipal Sales Tax in January, according to Illinois tax records.

This is an increase over the month before when $576,123 was collected.

Taxpayers in Evergreen Park have paid $7 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 Evergreen Park in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
January$675,15617.2
December 2021$576,123-0.2
November 2021$577,3683.6
October 2021$557,564-4.8
September 2021$585,943-0.5
August 2021$588,601-3.4
July 2021$609,400-6
June 2021$648,63311.4
May 2021$582,239-8
April 2021$633,18633.9
March 2021$472,772-8.5
February 2021$516,459-16.6

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS