Homewood trustees might consider new 1% non-home rule local sales tax 

Homewood village board members were given information to help them make a decision on adopting a 1% non-home rule local sales tax. Numbers show out-of-town shoppers would be paying the most of the new tax. 

Homewood’s current sales tax rate is 9%. Of that, 6.25% goes to the state, 1.75% goes to Cook County and 1% goes to the Regional Transportation Authority. The village receives 1% of the state’s sales tax collections. 

If the additional…