Cook County Finance Committee Backs Alcohol Tax Hike
A key Cook County committee has endorsed County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's plan to raise alcohol taxes as part of next year's budget plan.
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A key Cook County committee has endorsed County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's plan to raise alcohol taxes as part of next year's budget plan.
Stop picking on the liquor industry – that was the message Sunday afternoon at a popular Chicago watering hole.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and medical professionals are urging County Board members to approve increases in the alcohol and tobacco taxes when the board meets on Monday.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has backed down from her proposal to require jurors and some law enforcement members to pay for parking in courthouse garages.
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is delaying, but also expanding, plans to charge residents of unincorporated Cook County for services they now get for free, such as police protection.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says only about half of the county's workers took unpaid furlough days agreed to by their unions this year.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Wednesday that even with hikes in some taxes and fees in her 2012 budget plan, county residents are saving $400 million with the rollback of the infamous 2008 sales tax hike.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's proposed 2012 budget is getting high marks from a noted government watchdog.
Careful everybody and put up your dukes. Look out. Put up your dukes. There's a new muscleman in town – a musclewoman – the President of the Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday that residents in unincorporated Cook County are getting a free ride and taking the rest of county taxpayers for a ride, when it comes to police protection.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has proposed a first-ever fee for parking at the county's criminal courthouses, as well as a $150 fee on residents of unincorporated areas for county police protection as part of her budget plan for next year.
An audit of the Cook County Forest Preserve District found employees without clear job descriptions, duplicating tasks and working without the proper equipment.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says it was more a matter of negligence than anything criminal that led her to fire of the county comptroller.
In government and politics tonight, all the talk is about money. It's about all the politicians are talking about – budgets in the red, staggering budget deficits, having to cut back on public service, and to lay off public employees.
Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey said Monday that the county could save $1 million a year by eliminating the office of the County Recorder of Deeds and folding its duties into the County Clerk's Office.
Cook County Board President Toni Prekwinkle on Monday rejected charges she's improperly boosted salaries for her bodyguards, while other county workers are losing jobs and taking pay cuts.
Cash-strapped Cook County is stepping up its pursuit of illegal cigarette sales.
Five Cook County commissioners are refusing to comply with an earlier board decision to take 10 days off without pay.
Immigrant rights activists won a victory in Cook County Wednesday, as the County Board agreed to free illegal immigrants being held on lesser charges.
The Cook County Board has approved a new way of hiring consultants and making purchases, which actually reduces some of the board's oversight.
The Cook County Board has voted to extend marijuana decriminalization into all areas of Cook County patrolled by Sheriff's police.
For the first time, Cook County could soon be collecting property taxes from one of Chicago's biggest and most successful hospitals.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle used the Internet to talk about the county budget with voters Tuesday evening.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will hold an online town hall meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss county business and the coming budget.
