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 ...

The small but quickly growing Clay County city has run into several major roadblocks, including past failed partnerships with ...

Not far behind were Kraft Heinz Co., with 7.5% of trips in which its products were purchased using SNAP benefits, as well as ...

Efforts to overhaul Cook County’s property tax system largely fizzled out in the Illinois state legislature this session.

Over 200 Illinois towns have opted to charge a 1% grocery tax. Chicago is likely to follow. Local leaders have until October ...

Chicago officials have backed away from plans for a city-owned grocery store, and private chains have proven unreliable. But community organizations continue innovating to meet residents’ needs.

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.

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.

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 ...