The wheel tax — effectively a vehicle sticker fee — was $80 to $100 a year. But the repeal only applies to unincorporated residents of Cook County.
Starting next June, about 50,000 drivers living in unincorporated Cook County will have one fewer tax to pay. The Cook County Board on Thursday voted to do away with its so-called wheel tax.
For most residents, it cost $80 or $100 a year, based on the size of the vehicle. Semis, tractors and buses paid anywhere from $100 to $230, depending on weight.The county has collected an average of $3.6 million a year from the tax in recent years. Doing away with the charge will save about $500,000 in annual administrative costs, including 80,000 staff hours, according to county finance officials. Those staff hours will be directed elsewhere, they said in a news release.
Thursday’s unanimous vote at the Cook County Board means the county has “permanently” ended its vehicle registration fines and fees. Sponsored by Commissioner Kevin Morrison and supported by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the aim of the change was to eliminate “a regressive tax that has been a burden on county residents,” Morrison said in a county news release.
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