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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his aides argued in favor of a grocery tax during a city committee meeting to replace a ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top finance leaders urged aldermen to implement the tax soon during a Tuesday meeting of the City ...
State lawmakers last year approved ending the statewide 1 percent grocery tax in 2026. Municipalities now have the power to ...
Chicago is facing a massive budget gap, and its mayor has a possible solution. But it's not one that's sitting well with all ...
Illinois retailers are pushing back on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's call to reinstate a 1% grocery tax in Chicago.
City Budget Director Annette Guzman said the City Council "must reaffirm the grocery tax before the state’s deadline of Oct.
Gov. JB Pritzker previously ended a state administered 1% grocery tax that was passed on to local governments, impacting ...
Many suburbs have opted to keep the tax in place to stave off potential revenue losses, with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ... corresponding increase in their grocery costs as a result.
Chicago must decide by Oct. 1 whether to continue the decades-old one percent grocery tax, which could cost the city between ...
State lawmakers voted to end Illinois' 1% grocery tax, but here in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to extend the grocery tax into 2026, in attempt to help balance the budget.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson argued that the grocery tax will replace a state tax set to expire next year. "Allowing that tax to lapse in 2026 would cost the corporate fund an estimated $80 ...
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. Menu Fox News ...