Cook County Business
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Cook County soda tax's wounds are permanent, some businesses sayDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - Vijay Patel says the short-lived Cook County sweetened beverage tax, which expired Friday, probably had a permanent negative effect on business at the Subway restaurant ...
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Arlington Heights lawyer honored for mentoring, advising other attorneysNov 28, 2017 7:00 am - Arlington Heights attorney Ernie Blomquist has served as the village's prosecutor for 40 years, but he still draws on his roots as a teacher. Before his law career, Blom...
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As Illinois roads crumble, gas tax revenue to fix them keeps decliningNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - As roads and bridges in Illinois crumble, so too does the primary source of revenue the state relies on to fix them - the gas tax. Illinois adds 19 cents to the pump pri...
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Cook County approves tax incentives in Elk Grove, SchaumburgNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - Cook County commissioners Wednesday approved tax incentives for two businesses in Elk Grove Village and Schaumburg. The first proposal was a Class 6b tax incentive for C...
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FEMA denies aid for flood victims in Cook, Lake, McHenry and Kane countiesNov 14, 2017 12:00 am - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided against helping victims of last summer's record flooding in the Chicago area. In a letter to Illinois Gov. Bruce Raun...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...