Cook County Business
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Des Plaines residents raise stink over proposed commercial compost facilityMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - Some Des Plaines residents are upset over a proposed commercial composting facility, complaining the 25-acre development across from Oakton Community College would cause...
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Suburban businesses learn about new immigration, Cook County rulesFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - New sources of uncertainty for Northwest suburban businesses - from Cook County rules on minimum wage and sick leave to the impact of President Donald Trump's immigratio...
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Elk Grove holding discussion on minimum wage, sick leave lawsFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village is holding a public round-table discussion Thursday about whether to opt out of a Cook County laws increasing the minimum wage to $13 per hour by 2020 ...
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Mount Prospect opts out of wage, sick leave rulesFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Mount Prospect village board members Tuesday voted to opt out of Cook County's recently adopted minimum wage and sick leave rules. The rules go into effect July 1, but a...
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Mount Prospect backs tax incentive for manufacturerJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - Mount Prospect is backing the proposal for a 12-year extension of Cook County's 6b property tax incentive for LIT Industrial Limited Partnership for its property at 601-...
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Tax incentives to grow Elk Grove, Schaumburg businessesJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Cook County commissioners have approved Class 6B tax incentive requests for businesses in Elk Grove Village and Schaumburg that will create new jobs and retain existing ...
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Archdiocese appoints Kunkel as its top lawyerNov 16, 2016 12:00 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago has appointed William R. Kunkel as its general counsel. Kunkel previously served as executive vice president-legal and general counsel of Ame...
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Add about 10% to cost of pop: Cook County OKs soda taxNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday narrowly passed a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages, but only after Board President Toni Preckwinkle came in...
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Candidates differ on whether MWRD land should be leased out or soldNov 01, 2016 1:00 am - A Green Party candidate for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago said the agency's land ownership and leasing practices are not providing full ...
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Suburbs consider opting out of Cook County minimum wage hikeOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - Leaders of several Northwest suburbs said they'll consider opting out of a measure gradually increasing the minimum wage in Cook County to $13 an hour by 2020. Cook Coun...