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Palos Park council adopts ordinance to keep local 1% grocery tax in place

Palos Park Village Council · August 12, 2025
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Summary

The Palos Park Village Council on Aug. 11 adopted Ordinance No. 2025-14 to implement a municipal 1% grocery retailer and service occupation tax, an action the mayor said will preserve an estimated $211,000 annually for the village; the ordinance is to be submitted to the Illinois Department of Revenue by Oct. 1 for a Jan. 1, 2026 effective date.

Palos Park’s Village Council voted unanimously Aug. 11 to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-14, authorizing a municipal 1% grocery retailer and grocery service occupation tax that the village projects will generate about $211,000 a year.

Mayor Milovich Walters, presenting the ordinance during the council’s finance update in Commissioner Reid’s absence, said the local measure implements a tax the state has collected and that Palos Park will continue to…

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