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    Nov 9, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  1. Cook County approves 2013 budget

    By an overwhelming 16 to 1 vote, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a $2.95 billion dollar budget for 2013. 
    WGN News
    By an overwhelming 16 to 1 vote, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a $2.95 billion dollar budget for 2013.  The only dissenting vote came from Commissioner William Beavers, staunch ally to former Board President Todd Stroger.  In...

    Tags: Cook County Government, Todd H. Stroger, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving

    2. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. New Cook County budget includes $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike

    The cost of buying cigarettes and guns in Cook County will rise next year after commissioners today voted 16-1 to approve County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's $2.95 billion budget.
    Clout Street
    The cost of buying cigarettes and guns in Cook County will rise next year after commissioners today voted 16-1 to approve County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's $2.95 billion budget. In addition to the $1-per-pack increase on a pack of smokes and a...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Cook County Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Bridget Gainer, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. Nov 6, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Election Day in Obama's neighborhood: Reporters, security and basketball

    In the Kenwood neighborhood,  President Barack Obama's neighbors went about their daily business today -- voting, running errands, and entertaining children who were off from school – as presidential security teams and an international news corps descended on their corner of the city.
    Tribune reporters
    In the Kenwood neighborhood,  President Barack Obama's neighbors went about their daily business today -- voting, running errands, and entertaining children who were off from school – as presidential security teams and an international news corps...

    Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Basketball, Elections, O'Hare International Airport, Voting

    4. Nov 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Cook County commissioners give initial sign-off on tax hikes

    Cook County commissioners on Friday endorsed a $41.7 million set of new and increased taxes that would hit the pocketbooks of smokers, some businesses, gun buyers, and the owners of gambling machines at casinos and bars.
    Tribune reporter
    Cook County commissioners on Friday endorsed a $41.7 million set of new and increased taxes that would hit the pocketbooks of smokers, some businesses, gun buyers, and the owners of gambling machines at casinos and bars. In a series of votes, the Finance...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Cook County Government, Politics

    5. Oct 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Preckwinkle tweaks budget to win votes

    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is making compromises on new taxes she’s proposed as she tries to lock up the votes needed to pass next year’s budget.
    Tribune reporter
    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is making compromises on new taxes she’s proposed as she tries to lock up the votes needed to pass next year’s budget. On Tuesday, Preckwinkle announced a tweak to her initial proposal to charge an...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago Mayor, Elections, Cook County Government, Budgets and Budgeting

    6. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Preckwinkle wants $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike

    The tax on pack of smokes would rise by a buck in Cook County next year, which would leave Chicago with the second-highest per-pack tax in the nation, under County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's new budget proposal.
    The tax on pack of smokes would rise by a buck in Cook County next year, which would leave Chicago with the second-highest per-pack tax in the nation, under County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's new budget proposal. Preckwinkle, who is presenting her...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Human Rights, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Elections, Cook County Government

    7. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  7. Preckwinkle proposes tax hikes, including on cigarettes

    Chicago will have the second highest cigarette tax in the country if Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her way in next year's budget.
    WGN News
    Chicago will have the second highest cigarette tax in the country if Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her way in next year's budget. Preckwinkle proposed on Thursday to raise the tax by one dollar. This would bring the cost of a pack of...

    Tags: Cook County Government, Cook County Board of Commissioners

    8. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Preckwinkle asks red-light insider to resign county post

    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says today she wants a City Hall insider caught up in an ethics probe to resign from the obscure county board job she gave him last year.
    Tribune reporter
    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says today she wants a City Hall insider caught up in an ethics probe to resign from the obscure county board job she gave him last year. Preckwinkle still hasn't said who recommended that she appoint John...

    Tags: Cook County Government, Chicago City Hall, Cook County Board of Commissioners

    9. Oct 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Cook might bet on taxing slot machines, video gambling

    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is considering a new tax on every slot machine and video poker game in the county as she puts the final touches on the budget proposal she will present Thursday, aides said.
    Tribune reporters
    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is considering a new tax on every slot machine and video poker game in the county as she puts the final touches on the budget proposal she will present Thursday, aides said. Owners of gambling devices would be...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Local Government, Des Plaines, Cook County Government, Illinois Governor

    10. Oct 14, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Taxing bullets criminal

    For urban politicians, gun control is like the bar in "Cheers" — a place of refuge they can seek out whenever things aren't going well. Things aren't going well on the crime front in Chicago, with homicides up 25 percent this year. So what else can our elected leaders do but promise action against guns?
    For urban politicians, gun control is like the bar in "Cheers" — a place of refuge they can seek out whenever things aren't going well. Things aren't going well on the crime front in Chicago, with homicides up 25 percent this year. So what else...

    Tags: Laws, Chicago Mayor, Cook County Government, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. Oct 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Preckwinkle criticized for bullet tax idea

    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle faced criticism today after floating the idea of taxing guns and bullets to help balance the budget.
    Clout Street
    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle faced criticism today after floating the idea of taxing guns and bullets to help balance the budget. Commissioner Timothy Schneider said he’s worried such a tax would do little other than hurt...

    Tags: Gregg Goslin, Larry Suffredin, Timothy O. Schneider, Cook County Government, Personal Weapon Control

    12. Oct 5, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Former medical district commissioner charged in $3.7 million fraud

    A former commissioner of the Illinois Medical District, his wife and two associates used several companies to steal $3.7 million or more in state money meant to fund medical programs for diseases like cancer and AIDS, prosecutors said today.
    A former commissioner of the Illinois Medical District, his wife and two associates used several companies to steal $3.7 million or more in state money meant to fund medical programs for diseases like cancer and AIDS, prosecutors said today. South Side...

    Tags: Prosecution, Rush University, Cook County Government, Family, Justice System

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