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Illinois collected 6.3% more in amusements sales tax in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 9, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, $888.3 million came from amusements sales tax, a 6.3 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collects $16 million in property tax revenue in Q3 2019

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 9, 2020

Illinois collected $16 million in property taxes during the 3rd quarter of 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Illinois collected $1.4 billion in motor fuels sales tax in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 9, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, 3.4 percent, or $1.4 billion, came from motor fuels sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected $456.4 million in insurance premiums sales tax in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 8, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, 1.1 percent, or $456.4 million, came from insurance premiums sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected 10.8% more in income taxes in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 8, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, $17.9 billion came from income taxes, a 10.8 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected 0.6% more in alcoholic beverages sales tax in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 8, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, $296.2 million came from alcoholic beverages sales tax, a 0.6 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected 1.3% more in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 7, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, $7.4 billion came from selective sales and gross receipts taxes, a 1.3 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected $888.3 million in amusements sales tax in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 7, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, 2.2 percent, or $888.3 million, came from amusements sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected 1.5% less in license taxes in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 7, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, $2.8 billion came from license taxes, a 1.5 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected 0.2% less in general sales and gross receipts taxes in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 6, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, $11.3 billion came from general sales and gross receipts taxes, a 0.2 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected 0.4% more in sales and gross receipts taxes in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 6, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, $18.7 billion came from sales and gross receipts taxes, a 0.4 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected $296.2 million in alcoholic beverages sales tax in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 6, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, 0.7 percent, or $296.2 million, came from alcoholic beverages sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected 5.8% less in property taxes in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 5, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, $59.6 million came from property taxes, a 5.8 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected $7.4 billion in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 5, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, 18.5 percent, or $7.4 billion, came from selective sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Illinois collected $11.3 billion in general sales and gross receipts taxes in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Apr 4, 2020

Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, 28.4 percent, or $11.3 billion, came from general sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Census Bureau: 2.5 percent of people in Illinois identified as multi-racial in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Mar 28, 2020

Of the 12,821,497 citizens living in Illinois in 2018, 97.5 percent said they were only one race while 2.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.

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Census Bureau: 77 percent of people in Illinois were old enough to vote in 2017

By Metric Media News Service | Mar 28, 2020

Of the 12,854,526 citizens living in Illinois in 2017, 9,895,529 were old enough to vote as of Aug. 5, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 77.2 percent of people in Illinois were old enough to vote in 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Mar 28, 2020

Of the 12,821,497 citizens living in Illinois in 2018, 9,894,936 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 7, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 2.4 percent of people in Illinois identified as multi-racial in 2017

By Metric Media News Service | Mar 28, 2020

Of the 12,854,526 citizens living in Illinois in 2017, 97.6 percent said they were only one race while 2.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in August.

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25.4% fewer people tested for flu in week ending March 7 than previous week

By Metric Media News Service | Mar 11, 2020

There were 25.4% fewer people tested for the flu in the United States in the week ending March 7 than the previous week, according to numbers being reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.