A new report shows the combined state and local sales tax rate in Illinois is among the
highest in the country. Katherine Loughead, with the Tax Foundation, says the average
combined rate is around 8-point-8 percent …
She says all surrounding states have lower combined sales tax rates, which could tempt
Illinois residents to cross the border for major purchases …
Tennessee and Louisiana have the highest combined rates in the country. Five states do
not have statewide sales taxes at all.
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