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Chief Financial Officer Cory Staley | Illinois Department of Revenue

Mason County taxpayers ranked 78th in total sales taxes paid per county in October 2025, according to Illinois tax records .

In total, residents paid $158,590 in sales taxes during October 2025.

The county ranked 76th in the Prairie State the month before, with $164,844 spent in sales taxes.

The largest share of sales taxes paid by Mason County residents in October 2025 came from the County School Facility Tax.

The County School Facility Tax is a local sales tax that funds school construction and repairs. The tax is typically imposed at a rate of up to 1%. Authorized in Illinois in 2007, it has since then been adopted by over 60 counties. The tax is often viewed as a way to support schools without rais

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