Removing credit card swipe fees on taxes, tips will save Illinoisans money

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date March 11, 2026, 7 a.m.
Last Updated March 11, 2026, 7 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/03/11/removing-credit-card-swipe-fees-taxes-tips-save-illinois-money-interchange-fee-prohibition-rob-karr

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][45] * [ Facebook ][46] * [ Bluesky ][47] * [ Email ][48] * [ Reddit ][49] * [ Flipboard ][50] Every time an Illinois consumer pays with a credit or debit card, a portion of that transaction is routed to credit card companies thr...