Late fee approved for tax on restaurants in Homewood

Restaurant owners in Homewood will pay a $100 fine for being late with sending monthly tax payments to the village.  At the Sept. 25 meeting, village board members approved the late fee on Homewood's places for eating tax, a 2 percent tax approved in 2014. The tax was aimed at supplementing the loss of sales tax revenue. It applies to any business that sells food and provides a place to eat it. Any business owner more than 60 days late with tax payments will be subject to the fine. Another $100 fine will be imposed for . . .