Articles filed under Cook County Board
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Preckwinkle proposes tax on cable TV, golf, bowlingOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to add a 3 percent tax to cable TV bills, a "tough sell" that she says nevertheless is modest compared to a penny-on-t...
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New chief of Cook County Bureau of Asset Management namedOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners has approved Elaine Lockwood Bean's nomination as chief of the Bureau of Asset Management. According to a news release from Cook C...
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Cook County receives $26.5 million in anti-terrorism grantsOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has announced the county will receive nearly $26.5 million in federal grants to assist with security programs that combat te...
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Preckwinkle appoints Hispanic woman as key aideAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has named Anel Ruiz, currently community outreach liaison coordinator in her office, as her new deputy chief of staff. Ruiz ...
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Morrison picked for 17th District seat on Cook County BoardJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - A Palos Park businessman was picked to replace Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman to represent the 17th District on the Cook County Board. Sean M. Morrison, 47, CEO of Alsip-b...
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Tony's Finer Foods could get tax break to fill Schaumburg Dominick's siteJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg officials are backing a proposed tax break for Itasca-based Tony's Finer Foods, if it moves into the vacant Dominick's store at the southwest corner of Schaum...
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Cook County commissioners approve sales tax increaseJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - Sales tax rates in many Cook County suburbs will hit double digits Jan. 1 after the county board raised the rate by a penny on the dollar Wednesday to shore up pension f...
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County can keep improving without harmful sales taxJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - We've had this debate before, and my opinion hasn't changed since our last go-round under Todd Stroger with raising the sales tax on the hardworking taxpayers of Cook Co...
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Editorial: Sales tax increase still a bad idea for Cook CountyJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - If anyone has earned the credibility to justify revisiting a sales tax increase in Cook County, it's Toni Preckwinkle. In almost five years at the helm of the county boa...
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Will Preckwinkle reconsider sales tax hike? Only if pension reform passesJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday she'll re-evaluate a proposed penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase if lawmakers in Springfield act on county ...