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Chicago misses grocery tax deadline, saving shoppers $40M
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Illinois Policy
Chicago misses grocery tax deadline, saving shoppers $40MChicago missed the Oct. 1 deadline to extend the grocery tax.
Grocery shoppers will save $40 million for at least six months starting Jan. 1, 2026.
Chicago missed the Oct. 1 deadline to pass a grocery tax, so Chicagoans will start saving money on groceries at least through the first half of 2026.
The grocery tax revenue goes to local communities, and the Oct. 1 deadline was needed by IDOR to process payments by Jan. 1.
Chicago missing the grocery tax deadline is good news for working families.