A last-ditch plan to save CTA, Metra and Pace fell apart in Springfield. Here’s how political divisions, rushed taxes and ...

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.

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.

You all know my position. The ultra-rich continue to get away with not having to put more skin in the game," Mayor Brandon ...