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Finance committee directs staff to prepare local 1% grocery tax for council review
Summary
After public comment and debate about alternatives, the West Chicago Finance Committee asked staff to draft an ordinance to retain a 1% grocery tax locally and review its effect after one year; the committee signaled unanimous support in a show of hands.
The West Chicago Finance Committee on Monday directed staff to prepare a council ordinance to continue a 1% local grocery tax—essentially moving the state-collected grocery tax to a city-administered 1%—and to review its budget impact after one year.
The decision came after a public comment urging more data and deliberation and a series of committee remarks weighing two main options: keep the 1% grocery tax or replace it with a broader home-rule sales tax (often discussed as a 0.25% city sales-tax increase). Louise Bridal, a public commenter, urged the committee to gather more evidence before acting, saying the body needs “an abundance of data and enough time for thoughtful discussion” to understand how a…
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