Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top finance leaders urged aldermen to implement the tax soon during a Tuesday meeting of the City Council’s Revenue Subcommittee.

City Budget Director Annette Guzman said the City Council "must reaffirm the grocery tax before the state’s deadline of Oct. 1." Allowing that tax to lapse in 2026 would cost city coffers an estimated ...

Chicago and its suburbs, including Evanston and Oak Park, will implement a 1% grocery tax starting June 3, 2025. This measure aims to address budget deficits and support essential public services like ...

As soon as a proposed 1% grocery tax was read into the record, an opponent charged the introduction was flawed and said Mayor ...

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.

The Village of Plainfield has implemented a 1 percent grocery tax to replace the state's grocery tax, which is set to be ...

Chicago budget proposal changes on table with end-of-year deadline looming 02:52. A source close to the budget negotiations tells CBS News Chicago that the city has proposed $68 million in ...

As St. Charles leaders consider whether the city will join a list of Illinois municipalities enacting a local 1% grocery tax ...

Governor JB Pritzker proposed eliminating the 1% Illinois sales tax on groceries, but some mayors say that would take millions in unreplaced revenue.

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.