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Manteno board adopts local 1% grocery tax after governor ends state tax

5883018 · September 3, 2025
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The Manteno Village Board voted to adopt a local 1% municipal grocery occupation tax — roughly the same levy residents have been paying at the state level — after the state elimination of the tax; the board approved Ordinance 25-14 by roll call vote.

The Manteno Village Board voted Tuesday to adopt a local 1% municipal grocery tax after the state-level 1% grocery tax was eliminated by state action earlier this year, approving Ordinance 25-14 by roll call.

Board officials said the village previously collected about $325,000 a year from the tax and that replacing that revenue is important to the village’s finances. The ordinance was introduced…

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