Heena Srivastava, Op-Ed Contributor
March 7, 2018
Filed under Contributors, Latest Stories, Opinion
On Feb. 22, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart issued a letter to Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle claiming that the recent increase in electronic monitoring programming for local defendants awaiting trial poses a threat to...
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Nora Shelly, City Editor
November 18, 2016
Filed under City, Local, Politics
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved their 2017 budget this week, which includes a tax on sweetened beverages and cuts to county staff.
The budget, approved by a 11-4 vote Tuesday, includes staff reductions of 300 Cook County emp...
Sam Krevlin, Reporter
November 10, 2016
Filed under Business, City, Local
Evanston consumers will have to pay more to buy sugary drinks later this year after a soda tax was passed narrowly on Thursday by the Cook County Board.
The tax, which passed with a 9-8 vote, will increase the price of a two-liter...
Alan Perez, Reporter
November 8, 2016
Filed under Business, City, Local
Some Evanston businesses say they aren’t too worried about a potential tax on sugary drinks in Cook County.
In the executive budget recommendation for the 2017 fiscal year, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle propo...
Sam Krevlin, Reporter
October 23, 2016
Filed under City, Local
Evanston may receive funds from county coffers to tackle transportation infrastructure projects next year.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced last week that she is including half a million dollars to be...
Nora Shelly, City Editor
October 14, 2016
Filed under Business, City, Local
Your can of soda may cost a little bit more next year, if the Cook County Board of Commissioners follows through on a proposal to tax sugary drinks.
Board President Toni Preckwinkle introduced the proposal on Thursday as part...
Tori Latham, Assistant City Editor
February 10, 2015
Filed under City, Local
The Cook County Board of Commissioners passed a new ordinance to address the issue of wage theft, making the county the largest in the nation to do so, the county announced Tuesday.
Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski...
