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Antioch board debates replacing lost grocery tax and a new 1% retail tax to fund $9.3M in capital needs
Summary
Trustees spent more than an hour weighing whether to replace a state‑eliminated grocery tax, adopt a 1% non‑home‑rule municipal retail occupation tax, or a hybrid. Staff projects roughly $1.6 million in additional annual revenue under the full retail tax scenario; trustees split over affordability for residents versus infrastructure shortfalls.
The Antioch Village Board devoted a large portion of its June 25 meeting to choosing how to replace revenue lost when the state eliminated a 1% grocery sales tax effective Jan. 1, 2026. Finance Director Michael Peterson presented revenue scenarios and said the village’s five‑year forecast relies on generating an additional $1.6 million per year to cover $9.3 million in capital and equipment needs.
Peterson told trustees the state law that removed the state grocery tax also allows non‑home‑rule municipalities to adopt a…
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