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Cook County Sales Tax Repeal

Commissioners Override Stroger Veto, Roll Back Sales Tax

NBC Chicago | ANDREW GREINER | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago

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Cook County Commissioners voted 12 to 5 to override Board President Todd Stroger's controversial veto of a half-penny sales tax rollback. ...

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Quinn Backs Cook Sales Tax Repeal, Expects Veto Override

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says he thinks Cook County Commissioners will rollback county board President Todd Stroger's sales tax....

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Quinn Backs Repeal Of Stroger's Sales Tax Increase

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

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Add Gov. Pat Quinn to the list of those backing a Springfield move to dump Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's controversial penny-per-dollar s...

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County Sales Tax Hike Stays As Board Again Fails To Block Veto

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 10.17.2009 | Chicago

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Cook County commissioners today couldn't make their roll back of the county's controversial sales tax stick, failing by one vote to override Board Pre...

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Sales Tax Rollback Stands A Chance After Mell Reversal

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

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It turns out there may yet be a new Cook County commissioner in time for a key vote next Tuesday on rolling back the sales tax increase supported by b...

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Cook County Board Passes Partial Sales Tax Rollback, Can They Override Stroger Veto?

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 08.21.2009 | Chicago

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A deal to partially roll back Cook County's highest-in-the-nation sales tax overwhelmingly passed Tuesday, the third time the County Board has voted t...

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Deal To Cut County Sales Tax Delayed Again

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 08.02.2009 | Chicago

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That pending deal to cut the Cook County sales tax has hit another bump and apparently won't make it to a County Board vote until at least later in Ju...

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County Board Close To Deal On Partial Sales Tax Rollback: Crain's

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 07.23.2009 | Chicago

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After months of extremely contentious debate, it looks like the Cook County Board finally is closing in on a deal to partially repeal the big sales ta...

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Sales Tax Hike Stands As County Board Again Fails To Override Stroger Veto

Chicago Public Radio | Tony Arnold | Posted 07.03.2009 | Chicago

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Cook County commissioners' attempts to cut the sales tax have once again fallen flat. They failed to override another veto from County Board President...

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Stroger Vetoes Sales Tax Repeal, Again

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 06.22.2009 | Chicago

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As he previously promised, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger today vetoed the latest attempt by commissioners to rollback last year's sales tax...

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Stroger Vetoing Sales Tax Repeal

AP | Posted 06.11.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Cook County President Todd Stroger is vetoing a move by commissioners to repeal a 1 percentage point sales tax increase because he say...

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Stroger Expected To Wait On Sales Tax Veto Decision

Chicago Tribune | Posted 06.08.2009 | Chicago

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Spokesmen in Stroger's camp indicated he likely won't make a decision until Monday on whether to block a rollback of last year's 1-percentage-point sa...

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Stroger Hedging On Sales Tax Veto Threat

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 06.06.2009 | Chicago

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Thrown to the political wolves by the powerful Daley family, embattled Cook County Board President Todd Stroger now says he might not veto a surprise ...

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Mayor Daley Backs Sales Tax Repeal: Tax Hike 'Very Detrimental'

Chicago Tribune | Posted 06.06.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Richard Daley said today he agreed with the Cook County Board's vote to repeal its 1-percentage-point sales tax increase, saying the hike had a ...

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Cook County Board Votes To Repeal Sales Tax Increase, Stroger To Veto

AP | Posted 06.05.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) - The Cook County Board has voted 12-3 to repeal a 1 percent sales tax enacted last year, but the move could be short-lived. Cook County...

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