Who did that
Lori Lightfoot
Mayor of Chicago (2019–2023)
Photo: Vashon Jordan Jr. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
“It is essential that we find other progressive revenue sources in order to build financial sustainability for the future.”
Rates last moved while in office
Rate changes dated while they held the office that keeps that tax — mayor for city, governor for Illinois, president for federal, Cook Board president for county. Dated while in office is not authorship: a governor who vetoed a hike that the legislature overrode still shows that date under their term. A bigger standard deduction is a tax cut. Renewed means a cut was made permanent.
Raised or added
| When | Tax | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2021 | Chicago diesel tax | 5¢ to 8¢ a gallonChicago vehicle fuel tax on diesel 5¢ → 8¢ a gallon, same step as gasoline.Chicago vehicle fuel tax on diesel 5¢ → 8¢ a gallon, same step as gasoline (FY2021 budget, Mayor Lightfoot). Source |
| 1 Jan 2021 | Chicago personal property lease tax | 7.25% to 9% |
| 1 Jan 2021 | Chicago vehicle fuel tax | 5¢ to 8¢ a gallonChicago vehicle fuel tax 5¢ → 8¢ a gallon (FY2021 budget, Mayor Lightfoot). Applies to gasoline and diesel.Source |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Chicago cannabis tax | set at 3%Chicago 3% cannabis retailers' occupation tax starts.Chicago 3% cannabis retailers' occupation tax starts (ordinance SO2019-9400). Six months after state adult-use sales began on 1 Jan 2020. Source |
| 6 Jan 2020 | Chicago rideshare congestion surcharge | set at $1.75 a tripNew Downtown Zone surcharge: $1.75 more per single ride with a pickup or drop-off in…New Downtown Zone surcharge: $1.75 more per single ride with a pickup or drop-off in the Downtown Zone, weekdays 6 a.m.–10 p.m. (2020 Revenue Ordinance O2019-8527, Mayor Lightfoot). Source |
| 6 Jan 2020 | Chicago rideshare tax | 60¢ to $1.13 a tripChicago rideshare tax on a single ride rises to $1.13; shared rides pay $0.53.Chicago rideshare tax on a single ride rises to $1.13 (the code set $0.60 a ride for 2019); shared rides pay $0.53 (2020 Revenue Ordinance O2019-8527, passed 26 Nov 2019, Mayor Lightfoot). Source |
| 1 Jan 2020 | Chicago personal property lease tax | 5.25% to 7.25%Cloud / nonpossessory computer lease rate 5.25% → 7.25%.Cloud / nonpossessory computer lease rate 5.25% → 7.25% (FY2020 revenue ordinance, Mayor Lightfoot). Other leases stayed at 9%. Source |
| 1 Jan 2020 | Chicago restaurant tax | 0.25% to 0.5%Chicago restaurant tax doubles from 0.25% to 0.5% of food and drink sold by places for eating.Chicago restaurant tax doubles from 0.25% to 0.5% of food and drink sold by places for eating (FY2020 revenue ordinance, Mayor Lightfoot's 2020 budget). Source |
| 1 Jan 2020 | Chicago water-sewer tax | $2.01 to $2.51 per 1,000 gallonsFinal phase-in year written into the 2016 ordinance: $2.01 → $2.51 per 1,000 gal.Final phase-in year written into the 2016 ordinance (passed under Mayor Emanuel; took effect under Mayor Lightfoot): $2.01 → $2.51 per 1,000 gal. Unchanged since. Source |