(WTVO) — Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law eliminating the grocery tax in Illinois, leaving it up to local municipalities to choose to continue it after January 1st, 2026. On Monday, both the Freeport City Council and the Machesney Park Village Board voted in favor of keeping the tax in…
The Rockford branch of the NAACP is campaigning to bring a new grocery store to the city's west side to address what they say is a lack of healthy food options in the area.