Articles filed under Cook County Board
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Ex-casino worker testifies Beavers lost nearly $500,00 on slotsMar 15, 2013 4:33 pm - A powerful Chicago politician who earns just a five-figure salary gambled away nearly $500,000 playing slot machines over three years at a single casino, according to re...
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Beavers lied about campaign money, prosecutors sayMar 14, 2013 4:27 pm - A powerful Chicago politician fond of playing slot machines spent thousands of dollars from his campaign coffers at a casino and then falsely declared he’d spent it on a...
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Beavers' tax evasion trial resumesMar 11, 2013 12:00 pm - A tough-talking Chicago Democratic politician remained defiant as his tax-evasion trial resumed Monday after a three-month delay, vowing to testify and challenge prosecu...
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Cook County’s use tax is entirely bogusFeb 27, 2013 4:00 am - Has anyone else in Cook County been slapped with the Non-Retailer Use Tax? In August 2012, I purchased a 1994 Yamaha motorcycle from a private party. I went to the Secre...
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Cook County passes ordinance aimed at illegal guns in ChicagoFeb 05, 2013 4:12 pm - In an effort to slow the flow of illegal guns to Chicago streets, county commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday that imposes fines of as much as $2,000 on suburban ...
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Stroger sales tax hike rolled backDec 31, 2012 11:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Cook County shoppers could save a little money on their purchases starting Tuesday. The final one-quarter percent of an infamous sales tax increase champio...
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Cook County officials propose land bankDec 19, 2012 7:31 pm - Two Cook County elected officials want to create a land bank they hope would help turn sites left abandoned or vacant by foreclosure into productive properties. Cook Cou...
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Cook County cuts cost of jail phone callsDec 19, 2012 9:45 am - The Cook County Board has approved revisions to a contract with Securus Technologies, which will result in Cook County Jail inmates being able to talk twice as long for ...
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Cook County approves forest preserve budgetDec 19, 2012 9:41 am - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously passed the proposed 2013 budget, which calls for expenditures of $189 million, and no ...
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Beavers can say he repaid money if he testifiesNov 30, 2012 4:03 pm - An influential Chicago politician can tell jurors he put cash back into his campaign coffers and amended his tax returns as part of his defense at his upcoming tax-evasi...