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Cook County Board Adopts Amended 2018 Budget

In a unanimous vote, Cook County commissioners adopted an amended 2018 budget — amended because it no longer includes $200 million in revenue from a now repealed sweetened-beverage tax.

But in passage of the budget, some county workers will be laid off. And the county’s money issues aren’t over.

In a unanimous vote, Cook County commissioners adopted an amended 2018 budget — amended because it no longer includes $200 million in revenue from a now repealed sweetened-beverage tax.

But in passage of the budget, some county workers will be laid off. And the county’s money issues aren’t over.

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