Mayor Brandon Johnson wants Chicago to join the growing list of cities to enact its own grocery tax to replace one the state is eliminating.
“We must reaffirm the grocery tax before the state’s deadline of October 1st. Allowing that tax to lapse in January 2026 would cost the corporate fund an estimated $80m next year alone, further exacerbating our billion-dollar-plus gap.”
More than 150 cities and towns across Illinois have approved a local levy since Governor Pritzker and lawmakers repealed the tax last year that the state collects and sends to municipalities.
The City Council’s Revenue Subcommittee also discussed taxing services - a move supporters say would allow the state’s sales tax rate to be lowered.