The Illinois Family Relief Bill went into effect Friday, July 1st. The bill suspends the state tax of 1% on groceries and postpones the 2-cent tax increase on gasoline. The grocery tax relief will be in effect until June 30, 2023, while the suspension of the gas tax increase will be in effect until January of next year.

Although the tax relief is supposed to save $1.8 billion to Illinois families, many are unsure if it will genuinely help during these high inflation prices.

"Somebody posted yesterday that we'd save $1.45 on a hundred and $4.70 on a grocery bill. Well, you know I'll take the savings but that really isn't gonna help on my bottom line," said Sally Denhart, an Illinois resident. "This cart now cost me $90 today, and that's more of a $50 purchase, you know, it's just not, it's not enough."

The tax relief will save consumers $400 million on groceries and $70 million on gas, according to the bill. Though some want the government to do more.

"There's an Illinois state tax and a sales tax. He could've dropped one of those and that would've taken it down 25 cents a gallon instead of giving the itty-bitty two cents a gallon off," explained Illinois resident Brenna Dismon.

Ann Prisland, another Illinois resident, wishes the government would focus on more urgent issues to fix the state's economic infrastructure.

"What I'd prefer to see in Illinois is a real effort to do something with the significant problems with the pension funding–those need to be paid down," said Prisland. "We need to restructure our tax structure in Illinois. We also need to invest in public school education, and healthcare, and in green energy."

Including the tax relief on gas and groceries, the Illinois Family Relief Bill includes a temporary deduction on taxes for school supplies. The deduction will take place from August 5th-14th, and bring taxes for school essentials from 6.25% to 1%. The bill also includes income and property tax rebates for those who qualify.