Opposition to Cook County's new beverage tax is under siege by local chambers of commerce that are calling for a recall in an effort to provide some relief for local restaurants and stores.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker continues to refuse to call for a repeal of the Cook County sweetened beverage tax, clearly fearing repercussions from his government allies, the Illinois Republican Party said in a press release recently.

The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday scheduled a repeal vote for Oct. 10 on the recently enacted and much-debated penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax.

Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is doubling down on his efforts to put an end to the controversial sweetened beverage tax in Cook County.

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker has only two days left to decide whether he is going to back a repeal of what the Illinois Republican Party calls the disastrous sweetened beverage tax.

Gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker continues to support Cook County's highly contentious sweetened beverage tax despite enormous opposition from the public, the Illinois Republican Party said in a recent press release.

Amanda Biela doesn't agree with Rep. John D’Amico (D-Chicago) on many things -- the recent 32 percent state icome tax, for example -- but she was glad to see him relent recently and criticize Cook County's sugary beverages tax after significant public backlash.

Cook County’s sweetened beverage tax has left behind a sour aftertaste in its first month.

Rep. Robert Martwick's (D-Chicago) failure to disclose $170,000 in income from his political consulting business illustrates how little he knows about the common person, Ammie Kessem suggested on a recent edition of "Illinois Rising."

The Cook County soda tax that took effect on Aug. 2 was County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's way of paying back her union supporters, according to the Illinois Republican Party.

Roosevelt University is calling on area employers to come help its students start their career journeys, according to a recent press release.

Cook County might not have egg on its face, but it's got some soda to wipe off, Madeleine Doubek, policy director of the Better Government Association (BGA), said on ABC7’s "Weekend Watch" recently.

Schaumburg's Trickster Art Gallery's efforts to help Illinois veterans has earned it the Illinois Veterans’ Business Appreciation Award for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, according to a press release.

The Park Ridge Police are investigating the report of an armed robbery of a local convenience store by a man who allegedly robbed the same shop two to three weeks earlier, according to the city's website.

A large majority of Cook County residents are angry that many beverages are now costing them more, according to a study commissioned by the Illinois Manufacturers Association and published on the Illinois Policy Institute's website.

Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is offering Palatine Township taxpayers the opportunity to get answers about property assessments at a free seminar at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24 at the Rolling Meadows Village Hall, according to a press release.

Motorists in Illinois are being cautioned that traffic on Interstate 55 over the Des Plaines River will likely be slowed to allow routine bridge inspections from Aug. 7-17, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).

Raising the minimum wage does no one in Illinois any good, Patrick Hughes, co-founder of Illinois Opportunity Project, argued recently.

While some Evanston employees will see a little fatter paychecks thanks to the recent minimum wage increase in Cook County, they might also find fewer places to spend the extra cash, according to a campaign strategist.

Julie Yusim argues that the Wilmette Village Board’s recent decision to opt out of the Cook County minimum wage ordinance was as much about control as money.