Cook County Board of Review Commissioner George Cardenas: We Don’t Need a Grocery Tax. We Need a Smarter City Hall. – Chicago Tribune*

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner George Cardenas: We don’t need a grocery tax. We need a smarter City Hall. – Chicago Tribune*

"The grocery tax debate is a microcosm of City Hall’s deeper dysfunction: reflexively turning to taxpayers to fill budget gaps, instead of confronting inefficiencies. "

Forest Park OKs grocery tax for 2026 - Forest Park Review

Forest Park will soon have a new grocery tax, but you won’t see any difference in your grocery bill. At a June 9 council meeting, commissioners unanimously voted to pass an ordinance that would impose a 1% tax on groceries, or food that’s consumed off premises of where it’s sold. That includes food sold at grocery stores, gas stations, and the likes of Walmart or Walgreens.  Commissioners Ryan Nero and Jessica Voogd were absent from the meeting.…