The Sun-Times has been tracking prices for 35 grocery items since December. Our shopping cart's total tab is up by $11.

The idea has generated buzz since Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, but there are few successful examples to draw from, experts say.

The city of Aurora is considering extending a grocery tax that has been in place statewide for decades but is set to expire ...

Alderman Nicole Lee warned of this fall’s “very, very difficult” negotiations that “will likely include a property tax levy” despite widespread resistance.

Amid the ferocious debate over Trump’s “Big Beautiful,” I can hear echoes of the old “welfare queen” legend, particularly ...

Enjoying the spotlight during his annual budget address in February 2024, Gov. J.B. Pritzker paused an accounting of his ...

The two cities join a host of other municipalities that have adopted grocery taxes of their own as the state tax is set to ...

Several members of the city’s Finance & Budget Committee expressed interest Tuesday in exploring alternatives to replacing an expiring state grocery ...

As reported by Evanston Now Monday, city staff estimate that more than half of the grocery tax is paid by out-of-town ...

A proposed 1% grocery tax in Chicago got off to a rocky start today in the City Council as soon as it was introduced. Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, had been waiting to use a parliamentary maneuver to ...