As Galesburg City Council considers a .25% sales tax increase business owners have been making their concerns about the tax known. Many of the business owners that spoke at Monday's council meeting were concerned about the negative effects of an increased tax on them while still voicing support for the idea of a community center. Adam Vitale, President of G&M Distributors, says the public should know that Galesburg's prepared food tax would be 11%, equal to restaurants in metropolitan City of Chicago. Vitale says Galesburg restaurants wouldn't be getting the same value as Chicago establishments because their additional sales tax dollars are reinvested into areas of Chicago that drive business to prepared food establishments. In Galesburg, the additional 2.0% sales tax goes to the general fund. Galesburg's sales tax rate is 8.75% and that's combined with a 2% food and beverage tax the council imposed in 2007. SideTrax Bar & Grill owner Brad Bernardi says