Complaints some retailers still charging repealed soda tax December 29, 2017 2:45 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Some retailers in Cook County either haven’t gotten word an unpopular soda tax was repealed…
Cook County cuts hundreds of jobs after soda tax repeal November 22, 2017 12:52 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County commissioners have approved a $5.2 billion budget that includes more than 300 job…
Official: Deal reached to repeal Cook County soda tax October 7, 2017 11:32 am|CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County commissioner says a deal has been reached to repeal a Chicago-area tax…
Foes, supporters vent on tax repeal, it goes to committee September 14, 2017 1:14 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — An effort to repeal a Chicago-area penny-per-ounce sweetened-beverage tax was referred to the Cook County Board’s…
Preckwinkle says she was surprised at pushback to soda tax September 14, 2017 12:26 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says she didn’t anticipate the pushback that came to the…
Officials say soda tax no longer violates food stamp rules August 18, 2017 11:44 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County officials say a problem with the newly imposed sweetened beverage tax that jeopardized about…
State GOP lawmakers seek to repeal Cook County beverage tax August 16, 2017 11:37 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Republican state legislators from around Chicago are pitching a plan to repeal the new sweetened beverage…
Feds: Cook County soda tax a threat to food stamp funds August 11, 2017 12:35 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is threatening to withhold $87 million in food stamp funds if…
Sheriff’s recruits, trainees laid off due to soda tax holdup July 19, 2017 12:13 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — The Cook County sheriff has laid off more than 110 recruits and trainees, saying the move…
Judge to rule on effort to bar proposed sugary beverages tax June 30, 2017 12:11 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge is expected to rule on whether to temporarily bar Cook County’s penny-per-ounce tax…
New tax on soda, sugary drinks starts July 1 in Cook County June 26, 2017 1:37 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Carbonated soft drinks and sugary fruit drinks are poised to cost most in Cook County starting…