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Machesney Park committee backs continuation of 1% grocery sales tax

3841948 · June 16, 2025
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The Machesney Park Administration and Finance Committee voted June 16 to recommend Ordinance 2225, which would continue the village's existing 1% grocery sales tax, sending the ordinance to the full Village Board with a positive recommendation.

The Machesney Park Administration and Finance Committee voted June 16 to recommend Ordinance 2225, which would continue the village's existing 1% grocery sales tax, sending the ordinance to the full Village Board with a positive recommendation.

Village Administrator James Richter told the committee that the State of Illinois altered how the 1% grocery sales tax is collected and that municipalities must adopt a local ordinance to…

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