Articles filed under Cook County Board
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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Soda tax expected to be repealed by near-unanimous marginOct 09, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board commissioners are expected to repeal the unpopular penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax this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...
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Editorial: Cook County races should be about more than beverage taxSep 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle avoided a primary challenge Thursday when county Commissioner Richard Boykin announced he would run for re-election to his 1...
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Vote delayed on Cook County soda tax repealSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County's controversial sweetened beverage tax will stay in place for at least another month after a vote to repeal it was delayed Wednesday. The delay indicated a ...
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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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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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State cuts 2017 funds for voter registration integrityJul 31, 2017 1:00 am - Local election authorities will lose more than $4.4 million in grant funds this year that pay for, among other things, purging ineligible names from voter registration r...