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Illinois residents pay $8.55 per gallon in taxes on distilled spirits

Shutterstock.com The Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois distilled spirits drinkers pay the equivalent of $8.55 per gallon in state excise taxes on their stiff drinks, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation…

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