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Lemont adopts ordinance to replace state grocery tax to preserve about $400,000–$500,000 for services
Summary
The Lemont Village Board voted to adopt Ordinance O-41-25 to implement a municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and municipal grocers' service occupation tax to replace a state 1% grocery tax being repealed effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The Lemont Village Board voted to adopt Ordinance O-41-25 to implement a municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and a municipal grocers' service occupation tax, a local replacement for a state 1% grocery tax that recent state legislation is repealing effective Jan. 1, 2026. The ordinance passed on a roll-call vote after trustees discussed the revenue impact and legal mechanics of the change.
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