Barrington Hills Business
-
Why the Cook County soda tax failedOct 14, 2017 1:00 am - Tim Schneider and his three Republican counterparts on the Cook County Board spent much of this year trying to convince Democratic colleagues a penny-per-ounce sweetened...
-
Why only Cook County homeowners are getting a bigger tax exemptionOct 11, 2017 5:30 am - Cook County homeowners are getting a property tax break that their counterparts in other counties aren't. The $7,000 homeowners exemption and $5,000 senior citizen exemp...
-
Cook County soda tax dumped; Preckwinkle blames 'tax fatigue'Oct 11, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle predicted "painful" cutbacks and forecast a rough budget battle ahead as she suffered her biggest public defeat yet with Wednesday...
-
Jim Gaffigan on growing up in the suburbs, eating Hackney's onion loafOct 10, 2017 5:30 am - When comedian Jim Gaffigan thinks back to his childhood years in Elgin and Barrington, his thoughts immediately turn to one thing. It's not his years at Barrington's Ros...
-
Antioch board approves annexation of 71 acres for home planOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - A significant step in what could be Antioch's first large residential development in several years has been taken with the pending annexation of 71 acres at North Avenue...
-
Early 15-1 vote to repeal soda tax; tax marijuana instead?Oct 10, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County commissioners leading the charge to repeal the much-maligned sweetened beverage tax are grappling with how to make up the money, with one suggesting legalizi...
-
Monarch Landing Introduces New Executive DirectorOct 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Mark Trnka remembers when Monarch Landing was first being built 12 years ago. "I've always been aware of the community, and people said that I should throw my resume int...
-
Soda tax expected to be repealed by near-unanimous marginOct 09, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board commissioners are expected to repeal the unpopular penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax this week by a near-unanimous margin, a process that begins w...
-
Realty Metrix Commercial announces sale of Algonquin Town CenterOct 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Linda Kost and Dave Schmidt from Realty Metrix Commercial have completed the sale of Algonquin Town Center located at 1320-1440 E. Algonquin Road in Algonquin. Kost & Sc...
-
Short-term rental ban upheld in Vernon HillsOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Vernon Hills trustees have upheld a zoning rule prohibiting short-term rentals in residential areas. Village officials first discussed such rentals, such as those advert...