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Skokie trustees adopt revised grocery retailers/service occupation tax ordinance to meet state deadline

Village of Skokie Board of Trustees · December 16, 2025
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Summary

Facing a state notice with a Jan. 1 deadline, Skokie trustees suspended the rules and adopted a revised municipal grocery retailers and grocery service occupation tax ordinance on Dec. 15 after staff and counsel prepared an updated draft.

Village Manager John Lockerbie told the board that the state notified Skokie on Dec. 11 that the existing municipal grocery retailers and grocery service occupation tax ordinance needed modifications before Jan. 1, requiring an expedited adoption. "A motion is needed in order to suspend the rules and waive the second reading as required due to the pending deadline," Lockerbie…

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