Preckwinkle: Emanuel's 'luxury' tax plan not going anywhere

Mar. 30, 2011
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said that Rahm Emanuel's proposal to tax some services is going nowhere. Chicago's mayor-elect has said he wants to broaden the sales tax to cover what he called "luxury" services, while lowering the tax rate.

Cook County Board rolls back controversial sales tax increase

Feb. 25, 2011
In a surprise move, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted today to roll back a controversial sales tax increase.At the start of her term, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle had pledged to roll back the sales tax by a quarter of a percent in 2012 and another quarter of a percent in 2

Chico trying to score off Emanuel tax proposal

Feb. 1, 2011
Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico keeps trying to get mileage out of rival Rahm Emanuel's proposal to tax some services. The former school board head has been holding press conferences to highlight services he says could be taxed if Emanuel's plan becomes law.

New tax amnesty program targets online shoppers

Dec. 13, 2010
The Illinois General Assembly wants shoppers to know they are not exempt from paying Illinois sales tax when they shop online. Starting Jan.

Toni Preckwinkle wants to cut Cook County sales tax

Dec. 6, 2010
Toni Preckwinkle is now officially the first elected female to serve as Cook County Board President. She took the oath of office this morning.A lot of the ceremony was back-slapping and smiles, but in her inaugural address, Preckwinkle addressed some policies she wants to adopt.