Nearly 110 million tourists visited Illinois in 2014, a nearly four percent increase from 2013. While in Illinois, those tourists generated over $2.5 billion in sales taxes for the state, which is an increase of nearly $135 million from last year.

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity estimates more than 300,000 Illinois jobs are tied to tourism.

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