Chicago Sales Tax Information News and Resources
The sales tax in the City of Chicago, Illinois is:
9.5%
Chicago is currently tied for the third highest amount in the United States!
On January 1, 2012, the sales tax decreased from 9.75%
Chicago Sales Tax News
5/15/2012 - Costly Commute: Making cents of gas taxes - mysuburbanlife.com
5/1/2012 - Will Chicago Raise Taxes On Soda? - Chicagoist
4/30/2012 - Cracking down on sales-tax fraud - Chicago Tribune
4/25/2012 - Judge strikes down Illinois' 'Amazon tax' - Crain's Chicago Business
4/13/2012 - Shocker: Chicago sales tax is third-highest in the country - Crain's Chicago Business
3/16/2012 - 'Amazon Tax' Fails to Raise One Cent of New Revenue - Chicagoist
12/31/2011 - Quarter cent tax cut, but sales tax still highest in Chicago - Chicago Sun-Times
5/2010 - Taxing services: An old idea re-emerges in the face of economic peril - Illinois Issues
8/31/2011 - Kankakee mayor wants Chicago, RTA to drop sales-tax suits - Chicago Tribune
12/1/2009 - Cook County Board votes to cut sales tax despite Stroger plea - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sales Tax Opinion
5/17/2012 - RTA scores a small win in Channahon/Kankakee sales tax war - Crain's Chicago Business
5/15/2012 - Five ways to give Chicagoans the food trucks they deserve - Crain's Chicago Business
4/28/2012 - Quinn's gift to the underworld - Chicago Tribune
3/11/2011 - Pat Quinn Screws Entrepreneurship In Illinois By Signing Amazon Tax Bill - The Hot Iron
