Naperville is poised to instate a 1% grocery sales tax in 2026 after one elected official indicated he had a change of heart, and the city council’s narrow vote between it and an increase in the home rule sales tax swung in the other direction at a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 19.

Last month, the council in a 5-4 vote lent its support toward a home rule sales tax increase by 0.25% — for a total of 1% — on purchases made within the city for general merchandise and food for immediate consumption.

But at the most recent meeting, the method of a motion of substitution was used to swap out the home rule sales tax increase with a 1% grocery sales tax, basing the vote on an ordinance presented last month .

Local grocery tax to replace state one being eliminated in 2026

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