Six locations in close proximity within and around the city's iconic downtown neighborhood — the Loop — have closed, ...

In 2024, the Illinois General Assembly approved Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan to repeal the statewide 1% grocery sales tax effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his aides argued in favor of a grocery tax during a city committee meeting to replace a ...

Stephanie Lulay, Executive editor and Co-Founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on: Chicago’s Grocery Tax Was Slated ...

“ (The grocery tax) was a function that the state of Illinois decided to relinquish, and leave it to the cities to collect ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed his controversial support for a 1% tax on groceries after a state tax is set to expire during a press conference.

Chicago must decide by Oct. 1 whether to continue the decades-old one percent grocery tax, which could cost the city between ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top finance leaders urged aldermen to implement the tax soon during a Tuesday meeting of the City ...

State lawmakers last year approved ending the statewide 1 percent grocery tax in 2026. Municipalities now have the power to ...

Chicago and its suburbs, including Evanston and Oak Park, will implement a 1% grocery tax starting June 3, 2025. This measure ...

City Budget Director Annette Guzman said the City Council "must reaffirm the grocery tax before the state’s deadline of Oct.