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Villa Park board directs staff to draft ordinance to retain 1% grocery tax as state tax ends
Summary
Finance director presented state data showing the village collected about $2.91 million in grocery‑tax‑related receipts in 2024. Trustees gave staff consensus to prepare an ordinance to implement a local 1% grocery tax effective when the state tax expires; staff will return with a draft ordinance and place it on the June 23 agenda.
The Village of Villa Park’s Committee of the Whole voted by consensus on June 9, 2025, to ask staff to draft a local ordinance to continue a 1% grocery tax after the state’s 1% tax is scheduled to expire on Jan. 1, 2026. Finance Director Susie Mica recommended the local option, citing state reports showing total grocery‑tax‑related receipts tied to Villa Park of $2,913,504.99 for 2024.
“ My recommendation to the board is that we, as the village of Villa Park, should consider implementing the 1% local grocery tax to offset the anticipated loss of the state's 1% grocery tax which is set to expire in January first of 2026,” Finance Director Susie Mica told the board. She said the village historically used the revenue to support public safety, infrastructure maintenance and other municipal services.
Why it matters: Illinois law will allow municipalities to create a local 1% grocery tax by ordinance. The…
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