soda tax

Downstate Illinoisans should be concerned about Cook County’s controversial sales tax on sweetened beverages, even though they don’t have to pay it,…

Some Chicago-area businesses are urging the Cook County Board to repeal the penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax. Amber Stevens says beverage sales are…

Lawmakers scrambling to find money to fix Illinois' multi-billion dollar deficit are looking to sugary drinks as one potential source of revenue. Taxing…

Illinois lawmakers have several ideas for revenue sources as they work on a framework for a balanced state budget.The legislature have about two weeks…

A Chicago alderman has proposed a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks in that city. There is also an effort to make that happen statewide.Elissa Bassler…