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An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 of
"The Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield, 1975," as
amended, and Repealing Ordinance No. 0-25-15, Concerning a
Municipal Grocery Retailers' Occupation Tax and
Municipal Grocer- Service Occupation Tax
Passed by the Board of Trustees, 9/15/2025
Printed and Published 9/16/2025
Printed and Published in Pamphlet Form
by Authority of the Village Board
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
I hereby certify that this document
was properly published on the date
stated above.
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Kent S. treet, U<
Village C erk
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VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
ORDINANCE NO. 2025- 0-25-24
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF "THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD," AS AMENDED, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE 0-25-
15, CONCERNING A MUNICIPAL GROCERY RETAILERS' OCCUPATION TAX
AND A MUNICIPAL GROCERY SERVICE OCCUPATION TAX
WHEREAS, the Village of Deerfield is a home rule unit of local government pursuant
to the provisions of Article VII, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, provides that the corporate
authorities of each municipality may pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations
proper or necessary to carry into effect the powers granted to municipalities, with such fines
or penalties as may be deemed proper; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2025, the Village adopted Ordinance 0-25-15, amending
Chapter 97 of "The Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield, Illinois, 1975,"as amended
("Village Code') to impose a municipal grocery retailers' occupation tax ("Municipal
Grocery Retailer Tax") on all persons engaged in the business of selling groceries in the
Village, pursuant to Section 8-11-24 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-24)
("Act"); and
WHEREAS, as required by the Act, the Village simultaneously amended the Village
Code to adopt a municipal grocery service occupation tax on all persons engaged in the
business of making sales of service, who, as an incident to making sales of service, transfer
groceries as an incident to a sale of service ("Municipal Grocery Service Tax"); and
WHEREAS, the Village Board desires to further amend Chapter 9 of the Village Code
to update and clarify the Municipal Grocery Retailer Tax and Municipal Grocery Service Tax
in accordance with a request from the Illinois Department of Revenue; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board has determined that it will serve and be in the best
interests of the Village to repeal Ordinance 0-25-15 and further amend Chapter 9 of the
Village Code to clarify the Municipal Grocery Retailer Tax and Municipal Grocery Service
Tax, pursuant to this Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE BOARD OF
DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION ONE: RECITALS. The foregoing recitals are incorporated into, and
made a part of, this Ordinance as findings of the Village Board.
SECTION TWO: REPEAL OF ORDINANCE 0-25-15. Ordinance 0-25-15 is
hereby repealed in its entirety and is of no further force or effect.
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SECTION THREE: AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 9. Chapter 9, titled "Finance
and Taxation," of the Village Code is hereby amended to add a new Article 14 titled "Grocery
Taxes," which shall be and read as follows:
"Article 14. Grocery Taxes
Sec. 9-100. Definitions.
Whenever used in this Article 14, the term "Grocery" or "Groceries"
shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Municipal Grocery
Occupation Tax Law, 65 ILCS 5/8-11-24.
Sec. 9-101. Taxes imposed.
(a) Municipal Grocery Retailers' Occupation Tax. There is here
imposed a tax upon all persons engaged in the business of
sellin¢ Qroceries at retail in the Village at a rate of 1% of the
gross receipts from those sales made in the course of that
business on and after January 1, 2026. The imposition of this tax
is in accordance_ with and subiect to the provisions of Section 8-
11-24 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-24).
(b) Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax. A tax is hereby
imposed upon all persons engaged in the Village in the business
of making sales of service who transfer Groceries as an incident
to a sale of service, at the rate of one percent of the selling price
of all groceries transferred incident to a sale of service on and
after January 1, 2026. The imposition of this tax is in
accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 841-
24 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-24L
Sec. 9-102. Collection and administration.
The taxes hereby imposed, and all civil nenaltis that may be assessed
as an incident thereto, shall be collected and enforced by the
Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois in accordance with the
provisions of Section 8-11-24 of the Illinois Municipal Code. 65 ILCS
5/8-11-24, as amended. The Department of Revenue of the State of
Illinois shall have full power to administer and enforce the provisions
of this Article."
Sec. 9-103. - Effective Date.
The taxes imposed by this Article 14 are and will be effective as of and
after January 1, 2026."
SECTION FOUR: CLERK TO FILE ORDINANCE WITH IDOR. As required by
Section 8-11-24 of. the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-24), the Village Clerk is hereby
directed to file a certified copy of this Ordinance with IDOR on or before October 1, 2025.
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SECTION FIVE: SEVERABILITY. If any paragraph section, clause, or provision
of this Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder shall continue in full force and effect without
affecting the validity of the remaining portions of the Ordinance.
SECTION SIX: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance will be in full force and
effect after its passage and publication in the manner provided by law. The taxes imposed
pursuant to this Ordinance will take effect on January 1, 2026.
AYES: Benton, Berg, Goldstone, Greenberg, Jacoby, Oppenheim
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED: September 15, 2025
APPROVED: September 15, 2025
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Daniel C. Shapiro, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kent S. Stre t, Village Clerk
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REDLINE REFLECTING ALL CHANGES TO REPEALED ORDINANCE
Sec. 9-101. Taxes Imposed
(a) Municipal Grocery Retailers' Occupation -Tax Imposed. A tax is hereby imposed upon all persons
engaged in the business of selling groceries at retail in the Village at the rate of one percent of the
gross receipts from such sales made in the course of such business while this Article 6 is in effect.
The imposition of this tax is in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 8-11-24 of
the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-24).
(b) Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax Imposed. A tax is hereby imposed upon all persons
engaged in the Village in the business of making sales of service, who, as an ineident to maldng
these se4es f sen,iee, transfer groceries as an incident to a sale of service, at the rate of one percent
of the h pts ffem suehsales made i the eoufse of seh- h-„-S:ness selling price of all
Groceries transferred incident to a sale of service while this Article 6 is in effect. The imposition
of this tax is in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 8-11-24 of the Illinois
Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-24).