Guides
Free, source-linked guides for Illinois restaurants and bars. Each one cites the official text it relies on.
- Illinois restaurant service fee law 2027 (HB 228): what changes on January 1
From January 1, 2027, Illinois Public Act 104-0472 (HB 228) requires menu and advertised prices to include every mandatory fee. What restaurants must change, what an automatic gratuity needs, and what the law says word for word.
- How to build service fees into menu prices: all-in price math for Illinois restaurants
Worked examples for folding a percentage fee, a flat per-order fee and a card surcharge into Illinois menu prices for Public Act 104-0472, plus rounding choices and how to disclose an automatic gratuity.
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