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 imposed on Jan. 1, according to the Illinois Municipal League.

Homer Glen officials said this is not a new tax on residents who are buying groceries but rather a chance to ensure the village does not see a lapse in revenue.

Homer Glen receives about $875,585 annually from the state grocery tax, officials said.

“This is just a new method of c

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