Dr. Ken Kriz, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration on WGLT, NPR at ISU, about “Sales Tax Impact Is Murky For Normal As Rivian Sales Begin”.

Indeed, Layser said the Town of Normal may see some extra sales tax revenue come in, “but maybe not as much as you’d hope.” Kenneth Kriz, the director of the Institute for Illinois Public Finance at the University of Illinois at Springfield, agreed. “In terms of sales taxes, I don’t think it’s going to have a great effect,” Kriz said.