SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Friday Aug. 5 and lasting through Sunday, Aug. 14, the state will reduce its sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 1.25 percent for certain clothing items costing less than $125 and school supplies. The “tax holiday” was included in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “family relief plan,” one prong of several bills making … Continue reading Parents get some relief with 10-day tax reduction on school supplies