{
 "state": "Illinois",
 "code": "IL",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/illinois/",
 "summary": "Illinois has no yearly car tax based on value. Owners pay a flat registration fee, and some cities, such as Chicago, add flat vehicle stickers. A dealer sale is taxed at 6.25% plus local tax. A private-party sale is taxed by a fixed table (RUT-50).",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "none",
  "note": "No yearly value-based tax. Chicago and some other cities charge flat yearly vehicle sticker or wheel tax fees."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 6.25,
  "name": "Illinois sales/use tax (dealer sales)",
  "localAdds": true,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "Local rates are added on dealer sales. The trade-in credit has reportedly been capped at $10,000 since Jan 1, 2025. Private-party sales pay RUT-50 Private Party Vehicle Use Tax instead: by age for cars under $15,000 ($465 down to $100) and by price bracket from $15,000 ($850 and up)."
 },
 "registration": "Passenger car registration is about $151 a year (EVs $251). A title costs $165.",
 "due": "No yearly car tax. Registration renews every year. Chicago's city sticker is due each year with your registration.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Illinois DOR – RUT-5/RUT-50 private party vehicle tax chart",
   "url": "https://tax.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/tax/forms/sales/documents/vehicleusetax/rut-5.pdf"
  },
  {
   "title": "Illinois SOS – Vehicle services",
   "url": "https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/vehicles/"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}