Illinois Retail Merchants Association
Recent News About Illinois Retail Merchants Association
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Durkin: 'It’s time to stop coddling criminals, stop disregarding victims, and take action'
Minority House Leader Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) is pushing legislation that would make organized retail theft a felony punishable by as much as 15 years in prison.
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LINCOLN PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: New Scheduling Proposal Introduced
On June 27, an amended scheduling proposal was introduced into City Council.
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Cook County warned that another tax after failed soda tax won't go down any easier
Cook County commissioners and lawmakers across the state need to learn from the recently repealed soda tax before considering sales taxes or any other new revenue schemes, Commissioner Sean Morrison told the Chicago City Wire.
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Transparency group calls for repealing or rewriting of Cook County soda tax
Cook County's recently imposed tax on sugary beverages has so many holes it that the county might never clean up the whole mess it's making, Nathaniel Hamilton of Project Six told the Chicago City Wire.
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Cook County finds soda tax not such a SNAP, retail leader says
Rob Karr says Cook County officials were warned that a soda tax and the federal government's food stamps program wouldn't mix.
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Fioretti warns of greater Chicago exodus following beverage tax
Bob Fioretti wears his heart on his sleeve when it comes to how he feels about the new Cook County beverage tax.
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Chicago soda tax called one of most draining on consumers
You'll need to dig deep to pop for a soda in the Chicago area, according to the Better Government Association (BGA), which says the new Cook County beverage tax has made it one of the most expensive places in the United States for soft drinks.
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Cook County move to recoup lost revenue from beverage tax called a bullying tactic
Cook County is going to court to try to recoup $17 million in tax revenue it says it lost because of a temporary restraining order of the county’s new beverage tax, but Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon is arguing that the county's move is a bullying tactic.
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Nothing sweet about beverage tax battle in Chicago
A different type of cola war is taking place in Cook County.
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Judge lifts the lid from Cook County soft drink tax
The Illinois Retail Merchants Association was only a little shaken after a Cook County judge lifted a restraining order on the much-debated soda tax, allowing the penny-per-ounce tax to officially going into effect on Wednesday.
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Circuit judge puts a cork in Cook County soda tax for now
A penny-per-ounce tax on sugary and artificial drinks has been put on hold by a circuit judge who issued a temporary restraining order requested by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association and other grocers, according to ABC 7.
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Kennedy, Pritzker say a mouthful by staying mum on lack of budget, GOP says
Silence can say a lot, the Illinois Republican Party suggested recently as it called out Democratic gubernatorial candidates J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy for failing to address the Democrats' failure to pass a budget in the spring legislative session.