So do n't be shocked when you see prices : Like New York , Boston and Washington , Chicago is an expensive city .
Illinois ' State sales tax is 6.25 percent , but in the City of Chicago it 's 9.25 percent -- higher than New York 's .
So do n't be shocked when you see prices : Like New York , Boston and Washington , Chicago is an expensive Chicago .
Illinois ' State sales tax is 6.25 percent , but in the City of Chicago it 's 9.25 percent -- higher than New York 's .