Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax Begins After Court Delay
The penny-per-ounce tax means a two-liter bottle of soda will cost 67 extra cents, and a 12-pack of 12-ounce cans will cost an extra $1.44.
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The penny-per-ounce tax means a two-liter bottle of soda will cost 67 extra cents, and a 12-pack of 12-ounce cans will cost an extra $1.44.
Cook County officials are calling for statewide bail reform, in line with a report authored by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
With two days until Cook County's new tax on sweetened beverages begins, border suburbs have been left wondering what impact it will have.
It was graduation day for the high schoolers who participated in the Cook County Forest Preserves Experience Program.
A judge has lifted an injunction on Cook County's sweetened beverage tax, allowing the county to begin collecting it as soon as it wishes.
One hundred churches are hosting an afternoon of music and prayer to raise funds for people impacted by the recent increase in Cook County property taxes.
Cell phone video shows the off-duty officer on top of 15-year-old Jordan Brunson in the officer's yard.
The off-duty officer was involved in a crash with a BMW vehicle while riding a motorcycle about 9:30 a.m. near 73rd Street and Harlem Avenue
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans is telling judges they must set an affordable bond for people accused of non-violent crimes.
It's the first damage done, officials say, now that a controversial soda tax is in legal limbo.
"This is just not a way to run any government," Dart said. "Eviscerating this office is not a way thoughtful people proceed."
A man who beat a first-degree murder charge last month is suing the cops and prosecutor who tried to put him in prison.
The food and beverage industry says the Cook County Board President's threat of massive layoffs should the Sweetened Beverage Tax be tossed out by a judge is just politics.
Cook County government was counting -- literally -- on a sweetened-beverage tax to balance its budget. The tax is in legal limbo. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
The Cook County Board has a hearing planned next week on the County's Property Tax system as the County Board President considers an outside review.
The Cook County Board says layoff notices could go out as soon as next week, as County Government fights a lawsuit over the proposed tax.
State's Attorney Kim Foxx said more than 100 prosecutors could be laid off if a judge doesn't allow the soda tax to take effect by August.
It's a possible result of a further delay in collecting Cook County's controversial new tax on sweetened beverages. WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
Garcia wants to ban donations to Assessor candidates from attorneys, law firms, and business groups that appeal property tax assessments.
Circuit Judge Daniel Kubasiak issued an order preventing the county from implementing the penny-per-ounce tax at least until July 12.
A Cook County judge needs another day to decide whether to temporarily block a controversial penny-an-ounce tax on sweetened beverages.
Investigators with Sheriff Tom Dart's vice unit and U.S. Homeland Security raided apartments they believe were operating as brothels.
The Illinois Retail Merchants Association has filed a lawsuit against the county, calling the penny-an-ounce tax unconstitutional.
Opponents of Cook County's new beverage tax could be heard chanting "can the tax" across from the county building Tuesday morning.
The Cook County State's Attorney's office is changing the way it handles homicide cases, with the goal of getting more convictions.
