The Wilmette Village Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to approve a 1% local grocery tax, replacing the state grocery tax ...

The Wilmette Village Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to approve a 1% local grocery tax, replacing the state grocery tax ...

Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.

Hundreds of Illinois towns are adding to the burden at the checkout line. Peoria Heights is proving that saying no is ...

Godfrey trustees split on veto override; Mayor McCormick's grocery tax veto upheld, choosing general sales tax hike over 1% ...

The Bloomington City Council is deciding to implement a one percent grocery tax. It’s a continuation of the previous tax at ...

To override McCormick's veto, the Godfrey Village Board needed a supermajority of 66% to vote to overturn it. But with a 3-3 ...

Had the council defeated the measure or opted not to act, Mayor Sam Cunningham said projected revenue would decrease by slightly more than $2 million.

Add Bloomington to the list of Illinois municipalities enacting a local grocery tax to replace the state tax that’s set to ...

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Alabama now falls in the middle at 2 percent after its latest cut, with Utah close behind at 1.75 percent. Missouri charges just over 1.2 percent, and Illinois applies a 1 percent rate that is set to ...