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Freeport council approves 1% municipal grocery tax amid 5-3 split
Summary
The Freeport City Council approved a 1% municipal grocery retailers and service occupation tax on second reading after debate over fairness and impact; the ordinance passed 5–3.
Freeport’s City Council voted 5–3 to adopt an ordinance allowing a 1% municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and a matching municipal grocery service occupation tax.
Manager Boyer told the council staff’s recommendation was to move forward with a 1% grocery tax and noted that dozens of Illinois communities have enacted similar local grocery levies. “371 communities in Illinois have already passed it,” Boyer said during the council discussion.
The measure drew sharp opposition from several…
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