The RTA just raised sales taxes across Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties.
Starting Aug. 1, maximum combined state and local sales tax rates could reach:
Cook: 12.25%
Kane: 11.25%
DuPage: 11.00%
Will: 10.50%
Lake: 10.25%
McHenry: 8.75%
This hits everyday purchases: groceries, restaurant meals, prepared food, household goods, clothing, appliances, school supplies, and more.
They claimed transit had a roughly $200M hole. So Springfield handed them a $1.5B bailout and let the RTA raise taxes anyway.
That’s not fiscal responsibility.
That’s tax hikes for the heck of it.