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Travel Reimbursement Schedule
For Travel After January 1, 2024
NOTICE: REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL AFTER JANUARY 1, 2024
Effective January 1, 2024, State travel reimbursement rates for lodging and mileage for automobile travel, as well as allowances for meals, shall be set at the maximum rates established by the federal government for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and mileage allowances under 5 U.S.C. 5701 through 5711.
Lodging
| 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
| Will | $113 | $113 | $113 | $113 | $113 | $113 | $113 | $113 | $113 |
| Cook / Lake | $146 | $146 | $146 | $216 | $216 | $216 | $213 | $213 | $233 |
| St. Clair | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| DuPage | $114 | $114 | $114 | $114 | $114 | $114 | $114 | $114 | $114 |
| Applies for all locations without specified rates | $107 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $107 | $107 |
Meal or Per Diem Reimbursement Schedule
| Meals: | or | Per Diem: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Destination, by County | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Per Quarter | Per Day | |
| Cook / Lake | $18 | $20 | $36 | $18.50 | $74 | |
| St. Clair, Dupage, Will | $14 | $16 | $29 | $14.75 | $59 | |
| All other Illinois counties | $13 | $15 | $26 | $13.50 | $54 | |
For travel outside of the State of Illinois, coordinate reimbursement rates with your agency’s travel coordinator.
For Travel Before January 1, 2024
The following rates are effective for Agencies under the jurisdiction of the Board.
Mileage
| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
| Auto | $0.655/mile (effective January 1, 2023) (see section 3000.300(f)(2) of the Travel Regulation Council Rules) |
Per Diem/Meals – Within the State of Illinois
| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | $8.50 |
| Lunch | $12.50 |
| Dinner | $23.00 |
| Per Diem – Quarter | $11.00 |
| Per Diem – Day | $44.00 |
Per Diem/Meals – Outside the State of Illinois
| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | $9.50 |
| Lunch | $13.50 |
| Dinner | $25.00 |
| Per Diem – Quarter | $12.00 |
| Per Diem – Day | $48.00 |
Lodging – Within the State of Illinois
| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
| Chicago Metro | Federal Rate * |
| Suburban Cook County | $134.00 |
| Counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will | $95.00 |
| Downstate Illinois – Counties of Champaign, Kankakee, LaSalle, McLean, Macon, Madison, Peoria, Rock Island, St. Clair, Sangamon, Tazewell, and Winnebago | $85.00 |
| Downstate Illinois – All other counties | $75.00 |
Lodging – Outside the State of Illinois
| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia (includes the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax, the counties of Arlington, Loudoun, and Fairfax in Virginia; and the counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland) | (See Section 3000.400(b) of the Travel Regulation Council Rules and Travel Update 07-03 for Clarification) * |
| New York City (includes the boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island; Nassau and Suffolk Counties) | $110.00 |
| All other out-of-state locations | $110.00 |
| Out-of-Country | Actual Reasonable |
* The maximum reimbursement rate in Cook County and in the District of Columbia is equal to the rate established by the federal government. However, hotels in Suburban Cook County (on the Preferred Hotel Listing) have agreed to offer state employees rates of $134.00 or less for Fiscal Year 2023. Hotels in the Chicago Metro area (City of Chicago) will utilize the Federal General Services Administration rate which fluctuates. When making reservations in the Chicago Metro Area Employees should always attempt to obtain a room at or below the rate listed for the time period at www.gsa.gov.