A tobacco shop and a tobacco wholesaler have filed a lawsuit against Cook County saying a new tobacco tax is "unconstitutionally vague." They ask the courts to stop the tax that is supposed to go into effect on March 1. more ›

Palatine Republicans are so fed up with Cook County's sales tax hike, that they're taking their push for secession to the General Assembly. "It's a political powder keg to a certain extent," state Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine told the Daily Herald. Murphy introduced a bill into the state senate last month that would make it easier for municipalities to leave the county. State Rep. Suzanne Bassi, a fellow Palatine Republican, introduced the same bill to the house earlier this week. more ›

Probably not. But in the wake of a series of tax hikes levied around the Chicago area, it seems people are downright pissed. more ›