Cook County Business
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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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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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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...
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What drinks are included in Cook County's 'soda' tax?Aug 03, 2017 1:00 am - Daily Herald staff report Juice: Artificially flavored fruit and vegetable juices will be taxed, but not juices that are 100 percent natural. Milk: Milk or drink product...
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Cook County soda tax: The amount you pay could varyAug 02, 2017 1:00 am - On the first day of what is supposed to be a penny-per-ounce Cook County tax on sweetened beverages, the amount actually charged by restaurants and retailers for fountai...
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Editorial: Cook County overreaches with unfair beverage taxJul 29, 2017 2:00 pm - Here's the problem we have with the beverage tax that Cook County is trying to impose on all of us who stop at the supermarket or drive through a fast-food restaurant. W...
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Palatine endorses county tax break to lure industrial tenantsJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Palatine's elected officials agree a Cook County property tax break would be appropriate to spur occupancy of an empty industrial building on Hicks Road. Cook County Boa...
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Marriott Lincolnshire Resort reopened after floodingJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - The Marriott Lincolnshire Resort reopened Tuesday, nearly a week after floodwaters from the Des Plaines River and Indian Creek forced the evacuation of about 250 hotel g...