A whole series of new Illinois taxes and laws before 2025 came into force at night when the calendar turned on July 1.
Many of the changes and new taxes mean that some things in the state will cost more, including gas, cigarettes and tobacco products, and short -term rental such as Airbnb.
Minimum wage will also increase, but only for Chicago. At the beginning of the year, the minimum wage for Illinois rose.
Here is a breakdown of which new taxes and laws were taken into operation on Tuesday and how they will influence you.
Illinois Gas load increase: How much does the gas cost now?
With the Illinois gas load increases, you pay more on the pump.
The state of Illinois uses the consumer price index, a federally calculated measure of the influence of inflation that influences prices in the US economy, to help determine how much the share of the state’s fuel tax increases each July 1.
This year the tax will increase by approximately 2.69%, which will increase the tax rate by 1.3 cents per gallon. That in turn will increase the fuel tax of the state to $ 0.483 per gallon, according to the budget of the state -tax year 2026.
The tax on diesel will also increase Up to $ 0.558 per gallon, say government officials.
However, these tax rates do not include any other levies, including sales tax, excise duties, federal fuel tax and extra reimbursements that wholesalers set fuel. When this is assumed, Illinois has one of the highest fuel tax rates in the nation, according to research by The Tax Foundation.
Minimum wage of Chicago: What is the minimum wage of Illinois and Chicago now?
Although the minimum of Illinois The wage went on from $ 14 to $ 15 per hour on January 1, The minimum wage of the city of Chicago for companies comes into force every year on July 1.
Before July 1, the minimum wage of the city was $ 16.20 per hour for companies with four or more employees, with tipped employees who earned $ 11.02 per hour.
A city ordinance requires that the minimum wage increases annually according to the consumer price index or with a rate of 2.5%, depending on which lower is.
This means that the minimum wage of Chicago has risen to $ 16.60 per hour on 1 July, while the wage for tipped employees has risen to $ 12.62 per hour, according to the office of the city matters and consumer protection.
New law that influences Illinois hotels
As part of the ‘small plastic bottle act’ of the state, hotels in Illinois with 50 or more rooms are forbidden to offer small plastic bottles for single use with products such as shampoo or body wash.
All other hotels in the state have the requirement in place on January 1, 2026, whereby government officials pass on the measure to reduce plastic waste.
“According to researchers, plastic can outweigh all fish in the oceans by 2050,” said Senator Laura Fine in a statement. “Personal products that are available in plastic bottles are common in hotels and immediately have a risk for our environment as soon as they are thrown away. This account brings our state on the way to a solution by reducing plastic pollution.”
Cigarette tax increase, Airbnb taxes and more
The most important accounts that take effect in Illinois on 1 July relate to the budget of the state, which means that different tax rate increases will reach the books.
The state will impose a tax of $ 0.25 per sports competition placed from July 1. When 20 million bets are placed, that tax will go to $ 0.50 per bet, according to officials.
Sites in the short term rental properties such as Airbnb and VRBO will now have to charge their tenants the occupancy tax of the hotel operators, which they used to be exempt from paying. That tax comes to a rate of 6% of 94% of gross receipts for a rental quality, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue.
Tobacco products, such as cigarettes, will now also be charged with a rate of 45% of their wholesale price, an increase of 36%. Certain products such as Vapenpennen and NicotineGom will also be taxed at that rate, according to the budget of the state.
New laws in Indiana: Teacher Paying increase, changes on gender and more
A series of new laws will also take effect on Tuesday in Indiana, ranging from voter registration to professional sports teams and even adjust the limit of the state with Illinois. Here is a complete list.
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