Rantoul board supports county sales tax

RANTOUL – The Rantoul Township High School board would like to reduce school real estate taxes next year. And the board would like to have folks shopping at the big box stores on North Prospect in Champaign to pick up the tab.

The high school board voted 7-0 Monday to approve an initiative to establish a 1 percent county school facility occupation sales tax in Champaign County.

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