• Alex Nitkin
    JUL 02, 2020
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    Cannabis, gambling taxes to boost county amid long-term budget woes

    Cook County finance officials don’t expect sales tax revenues to match December 2019 levels until next fall. [Cook County]
    A suite of new taxes on pot, sports betting and online retail sales will help Cook County forge a path through its nightmarish two-year budget outlook, officials said Wednesday.

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