Should Mundelein enact a 1% grocery tax to replace disappearing state fee?

Mundelein officials on Monday will discuss whether to create a 1% municipal grocery tax that would replace a state tax set to be eliminated Jan. 1. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com, December 2024

Mundelein officials on Monday will discuss whether to create a 1% municipal grocery tax that would replace a state tax set to be eliminated Jan. 1.

The state grocery tax generates between $1.1 million and $1.2 million for Mundelein each year, documents indicate.

Gov. JB Pritzker proposed getting rid of the grocery tax in 2024, and the change was included in the state budget approved that August.

Mundelein officials increased the village’s sales tax rate in October 2024 to 8.25% from 8% to compensate for the anticipated elimination of the grocery tax. Regardless of what the village board opts