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Deerfield board approves ordinance to replace expiring state grocery tax to avoid $500,000 revenue loss
Summary
The Village of Deerfield approved an ordinance replacing a state-repealed grocery retailers/service occupation tax to preserve roughly $500,000 in annual revenue; board and staff emphasized this is a replacement, not a new tax.
The Village of Deerfield Board of Trustees approved an ordinance on June 16 to implement a municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and a municipal grocery services occupation tax that replaces a state-imposed levy set to lapse on Jan. 1, 2026.
Village officials said the measure is a replacement of the state tax, not an additional levy, and that failing to act would cost the village about $500,000 a…
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