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Lombard board adopts 1% municipal grocery tax to replace state levy
Summary
The Lombard Village Board voted to adopt an ordinance implementing a 1% municipal grocery retailers occupation tax to replace a state 1% grocery tax that will be eliminated; trustees said the change preserves about $1.3 million in annual revenue but agreed to continue reviewing local impacts.
The Lombard Village Board voted to adopt an ordinance implementing a 1% municipal grocery retailers occupation tax to replace a state 1% grocery tax that the board was told will be eliminated.
Board members said the move preserves roughly $1.3 million in annual revenue that would otherwise be lost. A village staff member told trustees, “what we're talking about is $1,300,000 which would no longer be available to us effective January 1 of 2026.”
The ordinance was described in meeting materials as a local replacement for…
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