Batavia joins other area municipalities in adopting 1% grocery tax

Batavia joins other area municipalities in adopting 1% grocery tax

The Batavia City Council voted Monday night to approve a 1% grocery tax, joining scores of other municipalities in Illinois doing the same to replace a state grocery tax expiring in January. Last year, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to repeal the state’s 1% grocery tax, saying it had an outsized impact on poorer families. The bill allowed local municipalities, however, to institute their own tax. As the state tax is set to end in January, local …

Grocery Tax to Stay in Jacksonville?

Jacksonville mayor Andy Ezard says he would be in favor in keeping Illinois’ grocery tax in place. The statewide 1-percent tax ends in 2026. Mayor Ezard says the Jacksonville city council will talk about keeping the tax in place Monday night. He is in favorite of keeping it, and using the money generated for capital […]