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Illinois Eliminates Grocery Tax Effective 2026

Dan Barros
August 15, 2024

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 3144. In this legislation, Illinois eliminated its 1% grocery tax. However, despite eliminating the tax at the state level, Illinois will allow local authorities to impose their own grocery taxes. These changes will take effect January 1, 2026.

 

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Dan Barros

Dan Barros is a Junior Regulatory Counsel in the Regulatory Analysis & Design Department at Sovos. Dan focuses on domestic sales and use taxes and related fees. He received his J.D. from New England Law | Boston and his B.A. in Economics from UMass Lowell. Dan is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.
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