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Cook County Repeals Stroger Sales Tax
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle gave a press conference at Abt Electronics in Glenview on Wednesday to announce the one percent drop in Cook County's sales tax rate.
Cook County taxpayers will be spending less money at the cash register from now on. The county sales tax dropped to .75 percent on January 1, effectively repealing the one percent sales tax hike former County Board President Todd Stroger introduced during his tenure. "I kept my promise to residents to eliminate the sales tax hike, the most significant pledge of my 2010 campaign," said current board president Toni Preckwinkle at press conference on Wednesday. "I have worked hard since taking office to ensure that families and businesses can trust county government again." Preckwinkle appeared at Abt Electronics in Glenview on Wednesday, along with Michael Abt, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Retail Merchants Association…
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Jac Charlier
1:51 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013
President Preckwinkle is the "real deal" of local politicians. Many more like her, and we would not have the reputation for corruption (nepotism, family lineage=political royalty, etc...) we so sadly live under. Agree or disagree with issue by issue, she is honest and has integrity. Keep going strong! more ›