Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has argued the 1% city grocery tax is necessary as a state grocery tax that sent revenue to municipalities ends.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants "to reinstate a 1% grocery tax" in Chicago, according to Fox 32. Johnson's push for the tax came after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker eliminated it in the state ...

That’s the sort of fiscal “stewardship” that has seen Chicago’s credit rating downgraded once already under Brandon Johnson — with the potential for more downgrades as the city continues ...