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Soda Tax

Chief Judge Evans files suit against Preckwinkle over job cuts

  • Dec 1, 2017
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Cook County approves budget with 321 layoffs

  • Nov 22, 2017

After soda tax repeal, Cook County proposes over 400 layoffs

  • Nov 17, 2017
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Daily Herald: Why the soda tax failed

  • Oct 15, 2017

Weekend Watch: Cook County soda tax repeal

  • Oct 14, 2017

Deal reached to repeal Cook County soda tax

  • Oct 7, 2017

Commissioner flips stance on soda tax as support for repeal grows

  • Oct 5, 2017

Opponents of sweetened beverage tax find Democratic support

  • Sep 22, 2017

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Daily Herald: Why the soda tax failed

  • Oct 15, 2017
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Weekend Watch: Cook County soda tax repeal

  • Oct 14, 2017
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Deal reached to repeal Cook County soda tax

  • Oct 6, 2017
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Madigan, suburban Democrats seek repeal of soda tax

  • Sep 22, 2017
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Cook County commissioners consider sugary drink tax repeal

  • Sep 13, 2017
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Cook County commissioners to consider sugary drink tax repeal

  • Sep 13, 2017
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Commissioners push to repeal unpopular soda tax

  • Sep 12, 2017
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GOP lawmakers seek to repeal Cook County beverage tax

  • Aug 20, 2017

Latest Stories

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Cook County commissioners consider sugary drink tax repeal

A group of Cook County commissioners introduced a motion Wednesday to get rid of a controversial sweetened beverage tax, however, the issue was not voted on and instead deferred to a committee for review.

  • Sep 13, 2017
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Some Cook County commissioners push to repeal unpopular soda tax

The rhetoric and the rallies are heating up over the Cook County soda tax a day before some county commissioners will introduce a motion to repeal the unpopular tax.

  • Sep 12, 2017
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Vote to repeal Cook County sweetened beverage tax scheduled for next week

With a motion to repeal the sweetened beverage tax expected to come before the Cook County Board next week, Board President Toni Preckwinkle was once again defending the tax on Thursday.

  • Sep 7, 2017
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Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg launches pro-beverage tax ad in Cook County

Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a multi-million dollar ad campaign in support of the very unpopular Cook County beverage tax.

  • Aug 18, 2017
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Republicans seek to repeal Cook County sugary beverage tax

Illinois House Republicans introduced Tuesday a bill that would repeal the controversial Cook County sugary beverage tax.

  • Aug 15, 2017