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Tinley Park trustees advance plan to raise home-rule sales tax to 1% starting Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
Trustees unanimously moved a proposal to increase the village’s home-rule sales tax from 0.75% to 1% to the Village Board, citing a $3 million general fund deficit and intent to reduce reliance on property taxes.
Tinley Park trustees voted to send a proposal to raise the village’s home-rule sales tax from 0.75% to 1% to the Village Board for formal consideration.
Hannah (staff member) told trustees the home-rule sales tax was enacted in 2014 and has not been increased since. She said the village’s general fund ran a $3 million deficit in the approved budget for the year, which required using reserves, and that the increase is intended to rebalance revenues without increasing property taxes. The staff recommendation would make the increase effective Jan. 1, 2026, to align with Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) collection deadlines.
Trustee Shaw said he supports shifting revenue away from property taxes and described property-tax pressure as a moral issue; he said the proposed sales tax increase helps keep property taxes lower. Trustee Mueller, Trustee Brady and Trustee Colleen Sullivan also expressed support. Trustees voted to advance the item to the full Village Board; roll-call voting recorded yes votes from Trustees Brady, Mahoney, Mueller, Shaw and Sullivan.
Staff estimated roughly half of sales-tax revenue is generated by nonresidents, a point staff used to argue that the increase would not place the entire burden on Tinley Park households. The proposed ordinance would be scheduled for action by the Village Board and, if adopted, would take effect Jan. 1, 2026, subject to IDOR processing.
