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Glenview trustees weigh keeping 1% grocery tax as state phase-out nears
Summary
On Aug. 5, 2025 the Glenview Board of Trustees debated whether to retain a 1% municipal grocery tax after the state plans to stop collecting an equivalent tax, with staff estimating an approximate $2.7 million revenue gap; trustees asked staff for more analysis and directed the issue to upcoming budget workshops without adopting an ordinance.
Glenview — The Board of Trustees on Aug. 5 debated whether to continue a 1% municipal grocery tax after the state’s planned elimination of its comparable tax, a change staff says could leave the village with an approximate $2.7 million revenue shortfall.
Village staff member Jillian told the board the state-collected grocery tax will be eliminated effective Jan. 1, 2026, and said the village can preserve the revenue stream only if it adopts an ordinance to continue a 1% municipal grocery tax and submits it to the Illinois Department of Revenue ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline. "Staff is requesting…
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