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REVIEW JUNE 12, 2024
The state cut the grocery tax – how does that affect Forest Park?
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The village could lose $400,000 each year or pass its own grocery tax By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Now that Gov. JB Pritzker’s $53.1 billion budget for 2025 has eliminated the state grocery store tax, Forest Park stands to lose about $400,000. Revenue from the 1% state grocery tax was distributed to local municipalities. The cut takes effect Jan. 1, 2026. “To some towns, a few hundred thousand dollars isn’t significant, but to us it’s a lot,” said Maria Maxham, the village’s commissioner of accounts and finance. “It’s a large sum of money.” However, villages, cities and towns have options to
REPORT BY AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ, PAGE 11
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