DES PLAINES, Ill. – Continuing his fight to protect working families from unfair taxes, state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, has launched a petition calling on Cook County officials to rescind the sweetened-beverage tax. “Most of the residents that I have talked to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, is backing an effort to repeal Cook County’s unfair beverage tax, which hits working families and elderly residents hardest. “Many middle-class families I have spoken to are worried how this new beverage...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, is sponsoring legislation to prevent Cook County-style beverage taxes from being implemented in other Illinois counties. “This is just bad tax policy,” Kifowit said. “Taxes that hit average families and...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, is sponsoring legislation to repeal the Cook County beverage tax. “Many people enjoy drinking a cold soda or a glass of orange juice in the morning and I think it’s unfair to tax them on this everyday...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To address growing concerns about Cook County’s regressive penny per ounce sweetened beverage tax, state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, is sponsoring new legislation to prevent local governments from implementing similar beverage taxes in Lake...