Several Chicago suburbs will add new grocery tax

Starting in 2026, the 1% tax on grocery sales in Illinois will be eliminated. However, dozens of Chicago and state suburbs will implement their own. This measure comes after the repeal of the state grocery tax, which was eliminated when legislators approved their budget for fiscal year 2025 last spring. However, when Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted the law, he gave municipalities the authority to implement their own as a way to prevent the loss o…