New laws: Illinois' grocery tax to end, aquifer protections begin ^78.7%

St. Louis Public Radio - By Ben Szalinski, Brenden Moore - 12/23/2025, 4:27 PM

Illinois’ statewide 1% grocery tax will go away on Jan. 1, though many people will continue to pay it at the local level. Data compiled by the Illinois Municipal League shows that 656 municipalities — a little more than half of the state’s municipalities — have passed an ordinance establishing their own grocery tax. Those communities are... more