Illinois House members have approved a plan that would make feminine hygiene products more affordable for women by exempting them from the state sales tax.
The average statewide sales tax is 6.25% but can be as high as 10.25% in Chicago.
The measure that would make tampons, menstrual cups and other feminine hygiene products tax-exempt is a part of a national movement to eliminate the so called "pink tax." Supporters of the plan say the higher tax on women's products is discriminatory.
