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Monday, June 16, 2025

Beardstown residents pay $92,690 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

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Beardstown taxpayers paid $92,690 in Municipal Sales Tax in July, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $98,451 was collected.

Taxpayers in Beardstown have paid $1 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 Beardstown in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
July$92,690-5.9
June$98,4519.3
May$90,053-7
April$96,82038.2
March$70,073-16.2
February$83,642-9.3
January$92,2063.3
December 2021$89,2684.3
November 2021$85,5489.6
October 2021$78,046-5.1
September 2021$82,245-2.2
August 2021$84,081-4.6

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