Unlike most suburbs, Mundelein won’t replace expiring state grocery tax

When a 1% state tax on groceries expires Jan. 1, Mundelein won’t replace it. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com, 2024

Unlike most other suburbs, Mundelein won’t replace the 1% state tax on groceries set to expire Jan. 1.

Village board members on Monday informally chose not to pursue creating a new tax to make up the revenue the town will lose when the state tax disappears.

The decision, made following a finance committee review of the village’s options, wasn’t unanimous. Trustees Kara Lambert, Jennifer Grieco, Arnold Krinski and Erich Schwenk opposed creating a new tax, while Tony Ugaste and Daniel Juarez supported such a tax.

The state grocery tax generates between $1.1 million and $1.2 million for Mundelein each year, Village Administrator Eric Guenther said. The money goes into the v