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Chicago

IL’s highest-in-nation cell phone taxes rise more in latest state budget

Silence DoGood - July 14, 2025

The tax rate went up to 8.65% on July 1 with the start of the new fiscal year. #taxes

Community

Illinois’ rising tax burden costs residents

Silence DoGood - September 15, 2024

“The combination of all the different taxes Illinoisans pay show that their burden overall really takes a chunk of change out of their dollars.” #taxes

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