
Local grocery tax will continue in Savoy when Illinois phases out statewide collection
The tax represents one cent for every dollar spent on food products at a grocery store.

The tax represents one cent for every dollar spent on food products at a grocery store.

With high prices at the grocery store, legislators across the middle of the country have moved away from sales taxes on food purchases.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the state budget on Wednesday that eliminates the statewide, 1 percent grocery tax. Because the tax was a source of revenue for local governments, the city of Champaign is looking for ways to offset a loss of about $2.7 million per year.

Expiring temporary tax relief measures were aimed at curbing inflation

CHAMPAIGN – Food deserts have long been associated with urban areas where full-service grocery stores are hard to find. But rural areas also struggle with a lack of access to fresh, affordable produce, despite often being surrounded by rich agricultural land. According to the Food Access Atlas, a map maintained by the USDA, dozens of