🇺🇸 Chicago Sales Tax Calculator
Calculate Chicago combined sales tax using an approximate typical combined rate for the city. Override with your exact local rate.
Contexte de la Regle Regionale
United States Taux et Regles
Taux d'Imposition
Exonerations
- -Prescription medicines
- -Groceries at reduced 1% state rate
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Formule
Chicago includes state, county, city, and transit components in the combined rate. Your seller applies the final rate.
Questions Frequentes
What is Chicago sales tax rate?
Chicago combined rate is approximately 10.25%: 6.25% Illinois state, 1.75% Cook County, 1.75% city of Chicago, and 0.5% RTA transit. This ties with LA and Seattle as the highest among major US cities.
Is food taxed in Chicago?
Groceries are taxed at a reduced rate (~1-3% total instead of 10.25%). Prepared food and restaurant meals are taxed at the full combined rate. Chicago also adds a separate 0.5% restaurant tax on top.
How does Chicago compare to the suburbs?
Cook County suburbs pay ~9-10% (no Chicago city tax of 1.75%). Collar counties like DuPage, Lake, and Will are 7-8.5%. Shopping outside Chicago can save 1-3% per purchase.
Is clothing taxed in Chicago?
Yes. Clothing is fully taxable at the 10.25% combined rate. Illinois has no clothing exemption at any price point.
Does Chicago have other special taxes?
Yes. Beyond the 10.25% sales tax, Chicago levies taxes on: restaurant meals (0.5%), soft drinks (3% per bottle), amusement activities (9%), parking (varies), and cloud computing services (9% lease tax).
Why is Chicago tax one of the highest in the US?
Four independent layers stack up: state, Cook County, city, and RTA. Each jurisdiction adds its own tax independently. Combined with Illinois also having a state income tax (4.95%), Chicago has one of the highest overall tax burdens of any US city.
Does Chicago have a sweetened beverage tax?
Cook County passed a sweetened beverage tax in 2017 (1 cent per ounce) but repealed it after four months due to public backlash. As of 2026, there is no soda tax in Chicago, though the 3% soft drink tax at retail still applies.
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