The majority of people responding to this post (either privately or on Twitter) have said that…

Published on May. 11, 2018 by Steven Vance


The majority of people responding to this post (either privately or on Twitter) have said that sales tax revenue might be a more important metric to have to gauge the significance and contribution of a property to the city.

I don’t necessarily agree, because property taxes are the majority generator of funds for our public services and amenities.

However, I am going to try and obtain sales tax data from the State of Illinois’s Department of Revenue.


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