Local Government

Director David Harris | Illinois Department of Revenue

Peoria taxpayers paid the seventh largest sum in sales taxes per municipality in June, according to Illinois tax records .

In total, residents paid approximately $5.8 million in sales taxes during that month.

Peoria also ranked seventh in the Prairie State the month before, with just over $5.6 million spent in sales taxes.

The largest share of sales taxes paid by Peoria residents in June came from the Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax.

In Illinois, the Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax applies to a wide range of general merchandise. It operates similarly to the state sales tax but may exclude certain items, such as vehicles and specific foods, drugs, and medical appliances that require state agency titling or registr

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