Illinois Ends State Grocery Tax, Allowing Local Governments to Reimpose It

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill that will put an end to the state’s 1 percent grocery tax, reassigning responsibility for the tax to local governments, which can choose to forego the revenue it generates or reimpose the tax locally without having to get voter approval. When Pritzker signed House Bill 3144 into law an Aug. 5, Illinois joined the other 37 states that don’t have a state grocery tax. “Every dollar counts as families fight inflation and rising prices,” Pritzker said in a statement. “I’m proud to sign HB 3144 into law today—putting money back in the pockets of Illinoisans by permanently eliminating the state grocery tax.”...