Brad Cole of the Illinois Municipal League said, "The Leveling the Playing Field Act has been a substantial benefit to communities across the state because we have been able to collect those sales tax dollars. We see this as a huge benefit for the state and its local governments, but we do acknowledge the issue of the COVID-19 pandemic when many retail establishments were closed."
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
It may have been great for the taxing bodies but has been a penalty to individual shoppers.