Short-term rentals in Kane County owe the Illinois Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax, 6% of 94% of gross rental receipts, plus the $200 annual county license fee ($100 renewal) in unincorporated areas. Kane County levies no separate county hotel/motel tax; a broader occupancy tax would need state legislative authority.
Illinois law includes short-term rentals within 'hotel' for the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax (35 ILCS 145). The state rate is 6% of 94% of gross rental receipts. Effective July 1, 2025, hosting platforms meeting the 're-renter' definition must collect and remit this tax to the Illinois Department of Revenue on Form RHM-1. Kane County itself does not impose a county hotel/motel tax — county legal staff advised that such a tax would require state or legislative action — so the local charge is the license fee, not a room tax. Incorporated municipalities may add their own hotel tax.
Failure to collect and remit the state hotel tax is enforced by the Illinois Department of Revenue with penalties and interest.
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Backyard composting is legal in Kane County. Code Chapter 15 defines composting as a managed aerobic process, and yard waste is a defined material — but a co...
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Kane County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating artificial turf on residential property in unincorporated areas. Installations must still mee...
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Kane County actively protects native landscaping: its weed and grass-height ordinances (Chapter 15) expressly exclude prairie plants, so a native/prairie gar...
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Kane County has no ordinance banning rain barrels or cisterns — collecting rainwater on your property is legal in Illinois. The Illinois Plumbing Code govern...
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Kane County sets no countywide lawn-watering schedule — this is the Midwest, not a drought-rationing region. Any watering limits come from your local water u...
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Kane County Code 15-2(1)(a) declares it a nuisance to keep or grow noxious weeds or vegetation that creates a public health/safety hazard on unincorporated l...
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