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The Chicago Tribune cautioned Democratic New York voters about mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Monday, comparing his ...
As soon as a proposed 1% grocery tax was read into the record, an opponent charged the introduction was flawed and said Mayor ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has argued the 1% city grocery tax is necessary as a state grocery tax that sent ...
Chicago must decide by Oct. 1 whether to continue the decades-old one percent grocery tax, which could cost the city between $60 and $80 million in revenue for the 2026 fiscal year.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed his controversial support for a 1% tax on groceries after a state tax is set to expire during a press conference.
Chicago needs a sales tax on professional services, a local version of the state-eliminated 1% grocery tax, and a greater share of state income and personal property replacement taxes to close its ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing aldermen to add a city grocery tax in Chicago as the long-established state grocery levy expires. Johnson’s top finance leaders urged aldermen to implement the ...
Springfield lawmakers tried to pass a $1.50 food delivery tax over the weekend that would have impacted restaurants across Illinois.The proposal’s details were unveiled hours before the ...
Voters in Bensenville recently made clear how they felt about a proposed 1% tax on groceries. In a referendum on April 1, 91% voted against it. Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at ...
Governor JB Pritzker proposed eliminating the 1% Illinois sales tax on groceries, but some mayors say that would take millions in unreplaced revenue.