Question: are groceries taxed in chicago?
Answer: Consumers must also pay the grocery sales tax rate of 2.25 percent. That means, on a 1-liter bottle of water purchased in Chicago for $1.49, taxes will tack on an additional $0.08. ... While not subject to the bottled water tax, plain carbonated water such as Perrier and LaCroix are taxed at the grocery sales tax rate.