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Roscoe officials briefed on option to restore 1% grocery tax after state elimination
Summary
At the Roscoe Village Board meeting on June 3, a village staff member briefed trustees on the scheduled elimination of Illinois’ grocery tax and on a local option to restore a 1% tax to replace lost revenue.
At the Roscoe Village Board meeting on June 3, a village staff member briefed trustees on the scheduled elimination of Illinois’ grocery tax and on a local option to restore a 1% tax to replace lost revenue.
The presenter said the grocery tax — currently levied at 5% at the state level with revenues returned to municipalities — is scheduled to be eliminated on Jan. 1, 2026. The Illinois General Assembly has allowed home-rule and non–home-rule jurisdictions the option to restore 1% by a local board vote; any village…
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