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A 1% local grocery tax will be discussed by the Naperville council Tuesday. The expiration date for the state grocery tax is ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson has selected a group of neighborhood developers to replace a plot of vacant city land on the Far South Side with a four-story, mixed-use development called 1Fifteen at Michigan ...
The $50-million 1Fifteen at Michigan Station project proposal is said to be a “catalyst” for revitalizing the South Side neighborhood.
The 1Fifteen at Michigan Station project, proposed for the former Roseland Plaza shopping center site, would bring 58 ...
Efforts to overhaul Cook County’s property tax system largely fizzled out in the Illinois state legislature this session.
Over 200 Illinois towns have opted to charge a 1% grocery tax. Chicago is likely to follow. Local leaders have until October to decide whether to impose this regressive tax on people’s need to eat.
Chicago officials have backed away from plans for a city-owned grocery store, and private chains have proven unreliable. But community organizations continue innovating to meet residents’ needs.
Six locations in close proximity within and around the city's iconic downtown neighborhood — the Loop — have closed, ...
Homewood residents might not see relief when the State does away with its grocery sales tax, as Homewood officials now mull ...
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.
There is plenty in the newly approved Illinois budget to wring one’s hands over, but for the suburbs specifically, perhaps ...