Prospect Heights Business
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Cook County soda tax repeal vote could be delayedSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - A motion to repeal Cook County's controversial sweetened beverage tax could be introduced on Wednesday, but there's no guarantee the measure will come up for a vote anyt...
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Poll shows voters upset with beverage tax commissionersSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - Voters could cap the re-election bids of four Cook County commissioners from Chicago over their support for the sweetened beverage tax, a new poll suggests. The latest i...
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Poll shows voters upset with beverage tax commissionersSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Voters could cap the re-election bids of four Cook County commissioners from Chicago over their support for the sweetened beverage tax, a new poll suggests. The latest i...
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Krishnamoorthi pushes for more federal funding for career programsSep 04, 2017 8:00 am - An effort to expand and modernize career, technical and vocational education programs nationwide could benefit local community colleges and high schools, its sponsors sa...
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Harper College has a slight budget increase for 2017-18Aug 29, 2017 1:00 am - Harper College in Palatine will have a $110 million operating budget for the 2017-18 academic season, a slight increase from last year. Of the $110 million, roughly $93 ...
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Lawsuit: Des Plaines construction company spent client money on limo rides, tripsAug 26, 2017 1:00 am - The president and chief operating officer of a Des Plaines construction company spent more than $320,000 of client money on limousine rides and trips to Europe before wo...
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Chicago coalition hosts clean air golf outing, clean vehicle seminarAug 24, 2017 11:00 pm - The Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition hosts its 17th annual Clean Air Golf Outing on Thursday, Sept. 7, at the Maple Meadows Golf Club, 272 S. Addison Road in Wood Dal...
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Cook County soda tax would be banned under new state proposalAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - A Schaumburg state representative has introduced legislation that would prevent counties from taxing soda or sweetened beverages as Cook County has begun to do. Democrat...
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Schaumburg man: Walgreens improperly collected soda taxAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man says Walgreens improperly charged him the Cook County "soda tax" on unsweetened beverages he recently purchased and that it violates Illinois' consumer ...
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Cook County withdrawing $17 million soda-tax delay lawsuitAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County leaders are withdrawing a suit seeking $17 million in damages from a retailers organization that delayed a controversial “soda tax” by filing a legal challen...