During his Feb. 21 budget address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker introduced a $52.7 billion state budget – up from his first $40 billion budget in 2019. From his address:
 
“One of my missions as governor is to make life easier for working families. … And even though inflation continues to cool off, folks are still feeling the squeeze every week at the grocery store. So, there’s one more thing we ought to do. For the good of our state’s working families, let’s permanently eliminate the grocery tax! It’s one more regressive tax we just don’t need. If it reduces inflation for families from 4% to 3%, even if it only puts a few hundred bucks back in families’ pockets, it’s the right thing to do.”

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