A budget for next fiscal year would eliminate Illinois’ one percent grocery tax by the year 2026.

However, several communities in Illinois rely on the money generated by the tax and are concerned about how to make up for the lost revenue. As Our Quad Cities News Illinois Capitol Bureau correspondent Theodora Koulouvaris reports, the budget would give those communities time to figure out their next move.

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