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Hotels & Lodging in Illinois (2026)

24 rules on the books across Illinois, 24 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Transient Occupancy Tax

Local hotel and short-term-rental occupancy taxes, who must collect them, remittance schedules, and use of the revenue for tourism, transportation, or housing.

Arlington Heights

Some Restrictions

Arlington Heights, Illinois taxes hotel room rentals at 5 percent of gross rental receipts under Village Code Section…

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Aurora

Some Restrictions

Aurora, Illinois levies a 6% hotel occupancy tax on room rentals, or a flat $10 per night if no cash charge is made…

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Bolingbrook

Some Restrictions

Bolingbrook levies an 11 percent hotel room rental tax on renting, leasing or letting rooms in a hotel, motel, tourist…

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Champaign

Some Restrictions

Champaign taxes hotel and motel stays at 7 percent of the rental charge under Code Section 32-82, with a carve-out for…

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Chicago

Some Restrictions

Chicago taxes hotel and short-term rental stays at 4.5%, plus up to 6% more in surcharges for vacation rentals and…

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Elgin

Some Restrictions

Elgin taxes every hotel and motel room rental at 8 percent of the nightly rate under City Code Chapter 4.24. The renter…

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Evanston

Some Restrictions

Evanston taxes hotel, motel, bed-and-breakfast, and vacation rental stays at 7.5% of gross rent, collected from guests…

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Joliet

Some Restrictions

Joliet imposes a 10 percent Hotel and Motel Accommodations Tax on the gross rent charged for renting a hotel room in…

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Kankakee County

Some Restrictions

Kankakee County imposes a 5 percent tax on gross rental receipts from renting hotel and motel rooms in the…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

Hotels outside Lake County's cities and villages pay a 5% tax on gross rental receipts, filed monthly with the County…

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Mclean County

Some Restrictions

McLean County taxes hotel operators outside city limits at 1% of gross rental receipts under its Hotel Operators'…

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Naperville

Some Restrictions

Naperville levies a 5.5% hotel and motel use tax on every room rented for a 24-hour period, collected by the owner and…

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Oak Lawn

Some Restrictions

Oak Lawn levies an 8% tax on gross room rental charges at hotels and motels with 10 or more rooms, collected quarterly…

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Oak Park

Some Restrictions

The Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, taxes hotel and motel stays and short-term rentals under Village Code…

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Peoria

Some Restrictions

Peoria taxes every hotel and motel room rental at 7 percent of the rental charge under Section 27-147(a), plus an extra…

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Rock Island County

Some Restrictions

Rock Island County taxes hotel room rentals in the unincorporated county at 5% of gross rental receipts under § 35.21…

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Rockford

Some Restrictions

Rockford taxes hotel and motel room rentals at a combined 6%: 5% under the hotel/motel tourism tax plus 1% general…

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Schaumburg

Some Restrictions

Schaumburg taxes hotel and motel room rentals at 8% of gross rental receipts, collected from the guest and remitted…

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Skokie

Some Restrictions

Skokie taxes hotel and motel room rentals at 7.5% of gross rental receipts under Village Code Article V, the…

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Springfield

Some Restrictions

Springfield taxes hotel and motel room rentals at 8% of the rent charged per 24-hour period under City Code Sec…

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St. Clair County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated St. Clair County levies a 2% tax on hotel and motel room rent under Chapter 36, Article III of the…

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Tinley Park

Some Restrictions

Tinley Park levies a 7% tax on gross hotel and motel room rental receipts, collected monthly by the Village Treasurer…

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Waukegan

Some Restrictions

Waukegan levies a 6 percent occupancy tax on hotel, motel and short-term rental rooms rented for less than 30…

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Winnebago County

Some Restrictions

Winnebago County levies a 5% hotel tax on room rentals in unincorporated hotels, motels, tourist homes, and rooming…

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