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    Oct 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Preckwinkle tweaks budget to win votes

    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is making compromises on new taxes she’s proposed as she tries to lock up the votes needed to pass next year’s budget.
    Tribune reporter
    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is making compromises on new taxes she’s proposed as she tries to lock up the votes needed to pass next year’s budget. On Tuesday, Preckwinkle announced a tweak to her initial proposal to charge an...

    Tags: Politics, Problem Gambling, Budgets and Budgeting, Health Insurance, Bars and Clubs

    2. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Preckwinkle wants $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike

    The tax on pack of smokes would rise by a buck in Cook County next year, which would leave Chicago with the second-highest per-pack tax in the nation, under County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's new budget proposal.
    The tax on pack of smokes would rise by a buck in Cook County next year, which would leave Chicago with the second-highest per-pack tax in the nation, under County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's new budget proposal. Preckwinkle, who is presenting her...

    Tags: Politics, Taxation, Budgets and Budgeting, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses

    3. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  3. Preckwinkle proposes tax hikes, including on cigarettes

    Chicago will have the second highest cigarette tax in the country if Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her way in next year's budget.
    WGN News
    Chicago will have the second highest cigarette tax in the country if Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her way in next year's budget. Preckwinkle proposed on Thursday to raise the tax by one dollar. This would bring the cost of a pack of...

    Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Government

    4. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Preckwinkle asks red-light insider to resign county post

    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says today she wants a City Hall insider caught up in an ethics probe to resign from the obscure county board job she gave him last year.
    Tribune reporter
    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says today she wants a City Hall insider caught up in an ethics probe to resign from the obscure county board job she gave him last year. Preckwinkle still hasn't said who recommended that she appoint John...

    Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Chicago City Hall, Cook County Government

    5. Oct 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Cook might bet on taxing slot machines, video gambling

    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is considering a new tax on every slot machine and video poker game in the county as she puts the final touches on the budget proposal she will present Thursday, aides said.
    Tribune reporters
    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is considering a new tax on every slot machine and video poker game in the county as she puts the final touches on the budget proposal she will present Thursday, aides said. Owners of gambling devices would be...

    Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Local Government, Illinois Governor, Louis I Lang, Des Plaines

    6. Oct 14, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Taxing bullets criminal

    For urban politicians, gun control is like the bar in "Cheers" — a place of refuge they can seek out whenever things aren't going well. Things aren't going well on the crime front in Chicago, with homicides up 25 percent this year. So what else...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Lung Cancer

    7. Oct 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Preckwinkle criticized for bullet tax idea

    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle faced criticism today after floating the idea of taxing guns and bullets to help balance the budget.
    Clout Street
    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle faced criticism today after floating the idea of taxing guns and bullets to help balance the budget. Commissioner Timothy Schneider said he’s worried such a tax would do little other than hurt...

    Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Politics, Interior Policy, Timothy O. Schneider, Personal Weapon Control

    8. Oct 5, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Former medical district commissioner charged in $3.7 million fraud

    A former commissioner of the Illinois Medical District, his wife and two associates used several companies to steal $3.7 million or more in state money meant to fund medical programs for diseases like cancer and AIDS, prosecutors said today.
    A former commissioner of the Illinois Medical District, his wife and two associates used several companies to steal $3.7 million or more in state money meant to fund medical programs for diseases like cancer and AIDS, prosecutors said today. South Side...

    Tags: Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Rush University, Soldier Field

    9. Sep 26, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Dems give hope to indicted candidate

    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson's bid for state representative.
    Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson's bid for state representative. For a year and a half — from December 2006 until May 2008 — Tyson, a lifelong Democrat, served as chief of...

    Tags: Politics, Lisa Madigan, Springfield, Todd H. Stroger, Democratic Party

    10. Sep 7, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Q&A with Toni Preckwinkle

    — Toni Preckwinkle was a high school history teacher before she embarked on a new career, winning a seat on the Chicago City Council in 1991. During 19 years on the council, she sponsored living wage and affordable housing ordinances. In 2010, she ran for Cook County Board president and won. This week, she attended her second Democratic National Convention, the first four years ago in Denver.
    — Toni Preckwinkle was a high school history teacher before she embarked on a new career, winning a seat on the Chicago City Council in 1991. During 19 years on the council, she sponsored living wage and affordable housing ordinances. In 2010, she...

    Tags: Politics, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Local Elections, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Chicago City Council

    11. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Preckwinkle regrets saying Reagan deserves 'special place in hell'

    — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday said former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for his role in the war on drugs, but later she regretted what she called her "inflammatory" remark.
    Clout Street
    — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday said former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for his role in the war on drugs, but later she regretted what she called her "inflammatory" remark. The comment from...

    Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Politics, Timothy O. Schneider, Richard Nixon, Jim Edgar

    12. Jun 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Emanuel pot ticket plan gets past council committee

    Mayor <a href=&quot;#" data-topic-id="PEPLT000007532">Rahm Emanuel</a>&rsquo;s plan to issue tickets rather than make arrests for possession of small amounts of marijuana was advanced by a panel of aldermen today following a buzz saw of skepticism, setting the stage for final approval at next week&rsquo;s City Council meeting.
    Tribune reporters
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to issue tickets rather than make arrests for possession of small amounts of marijuana was advanced by a panel of aldermen today following a buzz saw of skepticism, setting the stage for final approval at next week’...

    Tags: Anthony Beale, Local Government, Garry McCarthy, Jason C. Ervin, Chicago Mayor

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