Articles filed under Cook County Board
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Toni Preckwinkle, Bob Fioretti spar over pensions, pop tax, leadershipFeb 20, 2018 4:30 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle painted herself as a proven leader forced to make hard decisions when her hands were tied by bureaucracy and politics, but h...
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Study: Cook County assessments shift wealth from poor to richFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - Fundamental changes in the Cook County assessor's office are needed to end the transfer of wealth from poorer to richer homeowners and reduce an "unusually high number o...
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Fioretti challenges Preckwinkle for board president, Stroger backs outDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - Updated 12/08 to correct Andrea Raila's job title; she is, a property tax analyst. Though beleaguered by the controversial and recently repealed sweetened beverage...
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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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Preckwinkle files to keep Cook County Board presidency; challengers waitNov 27, 2017 12:00 am - Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle - a magnet for criticism since she pushed for a sweetened-beverage tax - was among the politicians who filed peti...
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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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A defiant Tom PettyOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Years ago, a DJ out of Chicago summed up the song "I Won't Back Down" with a remark, "A defiant Tom Petty." The phrasing and sense of his words seemed certainly perfect ...
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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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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...