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Starting Tuesday, shoppers in Cook County will notice an additional bite at the register. That’s when the 1 percentage-point increase in the sales tax goes into effect. Here’s a look at how it compares with other places:
10.25%
Amount Chicago shoppers will pay in sales tax on some items — higher than any other major American city
10%
What shoppers in Schaumburg and Skokie will pay
9.75%
The amount in Orland Park
8.4%
This is all they pay in New York
8.25%
Even less in L.A.
3.75%
In DuPage, Lake and Will County towns, the sales tax could be this much lower than in Cook County
* The county portion of the sales tax applies to clothes, furniture, restaurant food and alcohol. It does not apply to cars, boats, groceries or medicine.
