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The state of Illinois will stop imposing a 1% sales tax on groceries on Jan. 1, 2026, but most Metro East residents will continue to pay it.

The closest grocery stores for Venice residents are more than four miles away in Granite City, making the community a food desert by the federal government鈥檚 standards.

With high prices at the grocery store, legislators across the middle of the country have moved away from sales taxes on food purchases.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting that egg prices will decrease in the coming months. But experts said that all depends on whether there are any further bird flu outbreaks.

The Springfield Democrat is trying to dislodge Republicans from the governor鈥檚 office for the first time since 2017.

Amid record-high inflation last spring, the General Assembly temporarily waived Illinois鈥� grocery tax for the coming fiscal year and delayed the annual increase in the state鈥檚 motor fuel tax for six months.

Renewed bipartisan efforts to eliminate the sales tax on grocery food this legislative session have hit roadblocks.

North St. Louis County residents lack options for high quality, affordable produce. A Red Circle鈥檚 founder and executive director says a community-owned grocery store will help meet the need.

A combination of factors in the COVID-19 outbreak has led to shortages on grocery store shelves over the past few weeks.But after a few weeks of shelves鈥�

Detonia Weaver has worked as a Schnucks pharmacy technician for two decades, but she鈥檚 never seen the stores this busy.鈥淚t's been a zoo, literally a zoo,鈥濃��