Homer Glen joins other towns in replacing state’s 1% grocery tax

Homer Glen joins other towns in replacing state’s 1% grocery tax

The Homer Glen Village Board voted Wednesday to enact a municipal sales tax on groceries after the statewide grocery tax ends next year. While the state plans to eliminate its grocery tax Jan. 1, it provided municipalities the authority to enact a replacement local sales tax. Municipalities that want to implement a 1% grocery sales tax must pass an ordinance and submit it to the Illinois Department of Revenue by Oct. 1 in order for the tax to be…