Illinois is giving parents and students a State sales tax holiday on qualifying items for school from Friday, August 7, through Sunday, August 16! The State sales tax holiday is a ten-day period during which consumers can purchase certain clothing and school-related items and pay sales tax at a reduced rate. The State’s portion of sales tax due throughout the holiday is reduced by 5 percent (5.00%) from 6.25 percent (6.25%) to 1.25 percent (1.25%).
Items include qualifying clothing and footwear with a retail selling price of less than $125 per item and certain school supplies used by students in the course of study. School supplies are not subject to the $125 limit.
For more information and a list of qualifying items, visit https://tax.illinois.gov/…/bulletins/fy-2026-30.html