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County Approves Gun, Gambling, Cigarette Tax Hikes; Lower Sales Tax
The cost of smoking, buying guns, and playing the slots in Cook County will be going up next year, but the county is also getting rid of the final portion of the hated 2008 sales tax hike.
Business Owner Wants McPier Tax Reduced, Spread To Whole City
A group of Lincoln Park business owners is calling on state lawmakers to take a second look at a controversial 30-year old city tax levied on thousands of restaurants in and near downtown.
Rising Tax Revenues Helping Narrow City’s Budget Gap
The Emanuel Administration says it’s seeing an increase in tax revenues, and that is improving the City’s budget picture, at least a bit.
Alderman Calls For Higher Tax On Soft Drinks
The Chicago alderman behind the city’s 5-cent tax on bottled water is now setting his sights on soda drinkers.
Chicago Yet Again Makes Forbes’ ‘Most Miserable Cities’ List
It just wouldn’t be February without Forbes Magazine yet again slapping Chicago with the distinction of a place on the Most Miserable Cities list.
Business Owners: Tax Internet Retailers To Keep Real Stores Alive
Local business owners are looking for a more level playing field, and are backing legislation that would require Internet retailers to collect sales taxes too.
Preckwinkle Urges Approval Of Alcohol, Tobacco Tax Hikes
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.
Preckwinkle: Despite Tax Hikes, Cook County Residents Will Save $400M
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.
Emanuel Revives Plan To Expand Sales Tax To Services, Cut Tax Rate
Mayor Rahm Emanuel revealed Wednesday that he plans to move forward with a controversial tax plan from his campaign for mayor – cutting the city’s sales tax, but applying it to several services that now go untaxed.
Gas Stations Owe State Of Illinois Millions Of Dollars
Illinois is apparently due million of dollars from some of the State’s 24-hundred gas station operators.
Joliet Residents Hit With Sales Tax Increase
Joliet residents are about to get hit with a 40 percent increase in the town’s sales tax.
Kankakee Mayor Defends ‘Sham Shops,’ Says Chicago Taxes Are Too High
The mayor of Kankakee is asking the City of Chicago and the Regional Transportation Authority to drop their lawsuits, which accuse her city and Channahon of allowing businesses to use their cities as havens to dodge Chicago sales taxes.
City, RTA Sue 2 Illinois Towns Over Tax Revenue Lost From ‘Sham Shops’
The City of Chicago and the Regional Transportation Authority each filed a lawsuit Tuesday, over retailers who are doing business in the city, but routing sales through “sham shops” in other cities where the sales taxes are lower.
City Losing Revenue As Loophole Lets Companies Go To Low-Tax Towns
More and more companies are finding a loophole, out of the high sales tax in some counties, but Chicago officials may try to put a stop to that.
Durbin: Eliminate Online Sales Tax Break
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) says it’s time to end the Internet sales tax break.
Sales Tax Bill Denounced As Ruinous To Government, Transit
A bill that has passed the Illinois Senate is being called a boon to taxpayers by some, but others denounced it as a potentially ruinous measure for local government and transit agencies.
State: Pay Your Tax On Items Bought Abroad
One of the side benefits of travel abroad is about to disappear – buying and shipping items home absent any sales tax.
All Different Taxes Jack Up Gas Prices Even More
Chicago has some of the highest gas prices in the nation, and it’s no surprise – not with all we’re paying at the pump.
Companies Say They’ll Be Hurt By Online Tax
So-called “affiliate marketers” are big business in Illinois, but they say their existence is threatened by what is known as the “Amazon tax.”
Opponents Hammer Emanuel On Taxes, Freddie Mac
The gloves have come off in the race for Mayor, with the rest of the field setting its sights on frontrunner Rahm Emanuel, attacking his “luxury services” tax proposal and his ties to mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
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