Column: Local governments beginning to reinstate grocery tax – Kankakee Daily Journal

"Remember, the state suspended the tax statewide for all of fiscal 2022. In so doing, it agreed to cover the shortfall for local governments, which ended up costing $252 million. With 12.5 million Illinoisans, that’s $20.16 per person — almost 39 cents per week. Certainly, there are people who don’t qualify for government aid for grocery purchases but find $20 per year meaningful. But that population isn’t going to move the political needle away from the type of budget cuts a community might need to cover a seven-figure budget hole."