Tinley Park, IL Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)
Key Facts
- Current tax rate
- 7% of gross rental receipts
- Rate effective date
- January 1, 2019
- Permanent resident threshold
- 28 consecutive days
- Return filing deadline
- 20th of each month
- Use of proceeds
- Tourism and convention promotion only
Summary
Tinley Park levies a 7% tax on gross hotel and motel room rental receipts, collected monthly by the Village Treasurer, with an exemption for guests who occupy a room for 28 consecutive days or more as permanent residents.
There is hereby levied and imposed a tax, at the rate identified in subsection (B) below, upon the use and privilege of engaging in the business of leasing, renting, making, facilitating, or servicing the leasing or renting of a hotel or motel room in the Village of Tinley Park. ... The rate of tax shall be: ... (4) Beginning January 1, 2019 - 7%.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-40: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2026-O-007, passed 2-17-2026, Resolution 2018-R-077, passed 10-2-18, and State legislation current through 2010 Pamphlet No. 7).
Full Breakdown
01 on the privilege of leasing or renting a hotel or motel room in the village, computed on gross rental receipts for each 24-hour rental period, excluding taxes and non-room charges. The rate has stepped up over time: 3% from April 29, 1994 through April 30, 2000, 4% through December 31, 2010, 6% through December 31, 2018, and 7% beginning January 1, 2019, where it remains under Ordinance 2018-O-047. 02 lets a taxpayer claim an exemption only for gross receipts tied to binding, guaranteed room contracts entered into on or before September 1, 1986, and that exemption must be claimed on the monthly return in the month the exempt receipts are received or it is automatically waived.
03 is anyone with the right to occupy a room for at least 28 consecutive days, and their rent is excluded from the taxable base. 04, reporting gross receipts and tax due, and pay the tax at that time. 06; failing to keep separate records makes the operator liable for tax on the entire hotel's proceeds. 08 solely to promote tourism, conventions, and nonresident overnight visitation, and may not be used to advertise new hotel competition.
Violations & Fines
Late payment, underpayment or nonpayment draws interest and penalties under the village's locally imposed tax procedures, and any other violation of the chapter is punishable under § 129A.99: a fine of $50 to $300 for a first offense and $200 to $500 for a second or subsequent offense within any 180-day period, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.
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