Restaurants & Bars
Elmhurst Restaurant, Bar Business Up In Last Decade
The city has collected a 1 percent food and beverage tax since 2003.
ELMHURST, IL – Elmhurst's tax receipts show business at restaurants and bars has risen over the last decade.
Last year, the city collected $1.9 million in food and beverage tax income. In inflation-adjusted terms, that is 15 percent higher than the 2015 amount.
The tax collections dipped in 2020 because of the pandemic, but have increased since then.
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The city enacted the 1 percent tax in 2003.
Burr Ridge has also seen a jump in its "place of eating" tax income over the last decade, while Darien's level has stayed about the same.
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Elmhurst's food and beverage tax income:
| Year | Tax income |
| 2015 | $1,246,840 |
| 2016 | $1,340,713 |
| 2017 | $1,328,793 |
| 2018 | $1,382,095 |
| 2019 | $1,423,054 |
| 2020 | $1,256,519 |
| 2021 | $1,579,200 |
| 2022 | $1,678,863 |
| 2023 | $1,804,721 |
| 2024 | $1,949,966 |
Source: City of Elmhurst
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