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Vernon Hills staff recommends local 1% grocery tax to replace repealed state tax; board gives direction to prepare ordinance
Summary
After presentation of options, staff recommended and trustees favored enacting a local 1% grocery tax to replace the state 1% tax being repealed; staff estimated the tax currently yields about $2 million annually to the village and will prepare ordinances for adoption.
Village staff told trustees that House Bill 3144 will eliminate a 1% state grocery tax effective Jan. 1 and recommended enacting a local 1% grocery tax to replace the lost revenue.
Director Lyons said the state grocery tax currently contributes about $2,000,000 annually to Vernon Hills (about 5% of general fund revenue). He explained the tax covers groceries intended for off‑premises consumption and noted that the Regional…
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