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Sunday, August 3, 2025

Carbondale residents pay $8.4 million in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in 2020

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Carbondale taxpayers paid $8.4 million in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in 2020, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the year before when $8.6 million was collected.

The Municipal Home Rule 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 Home Rule Sales Tax collected in Carbondale in recent years
YearAmount Collected% Change from Previous Year
2020$8,403,280-2.3
2019$8,600,065-9.3

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