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Sales tax deals in California, involving some Illinois-based consultants, under legal scrutiny

August 23, 2021 at 1:36 a.m.

Some of the Illinois-based consultants whose sales tax reduction strategies are under legal siege here have been embroiled in a similar battle in California for more than three years, with...

Consulting firm: Pacts with Kankakee, Channahon immune from attacks by Chicago, RTA

August 23, 2021 at 1:30 a.m.

A consulting firm that helps companies set up sales-processing offices in Kankakee and Channahon is trying to strike back at legal challenges by the Regional Transportation Authority and the city...

RTA, Chicago’s dispute with Kankakee, Channahon over sales tax casts light, but not much, on consultants

August 23, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.

A burgeoning legal conflict between Chicago-area government and two outlying municipalities over sales tax revenue is focusing attention on a small industry of consultants who have acted as middlemen in...

Sales tax loophole leaves some cities, towns crying foul as firms exploit Illinois law

December 23, 2018 at 12:48 p.m.

Dozens of companies doing business in the Chicago area are routing their sales through small outlying municipalities with low sales tax rates, siphoning tens of millions of dollars from city...

Quinn wants unions back at table on McCormick Place changes

May 15, 2019 at 1:36 p.m.

Gov. Pat Quinn today tried to pressure McCormick Place union leaders back to the negotiating table to consider work-rule changes, saying he'll call lawmakers back to Springfield in September to...

Quinn wants unions back at table on McCormick Place changes

May 23, 2019 at 3:48 p.m.

Gov. Pat Quinn today tried to pressure McCormick Place union leaders back to the negotiating table to consider work-rule changes, saying he'll call lawmakers back to Springfield in September to...

A steady hand at the helm in turbulent times

December 23, 2018 at 6:15 p.m.

With his flight delayed by wind and driving rain, Brunswick Corp. Chief Executive Dustan McCoy stood just inside a hangar at Waukegan Regional Airport and watched a tiny Cessna trying...

Chicago’s casino bet

August 23, 2021 at 12:37 a.m.

Chicago could soon become the first big city in America to own a casino — a gamble that could add hundreds of millions of dollars to City Hall's bottom line...

Experts urge more incentives for startups

August 23, 2021 at 12:05 a.m.

Despite its mixed track record, the state's EDGE program remains immensely popular with politicians and corporations. Gov. Pat Quinn, in his first two years in office, pledged a total of...

Daley: Respond to Ariz. shootings with tougher gun laws

August 23, 2021 at 8:10 a.m.

Mayor Richard Daley expressed sadness and outrage in the wake of the Arizona shooting rampage, and said the incident is yet more evidence that stronger gun control is needed."I want...

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