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CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County could soon get a little more expensive for smokers. But they aren’t the only ones who will be shelling out more cash if Board President Toni Preckwinkle gets her way. Preckwinkle’s proposed $3 billion budget will include a $1 a pack tax hike in cigarettes …

LISTEN: WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports CHICAGO (CBS) — The Cook County budget that is up for a vote Friday includes a first-ever county tax on cars and boats bought through sites such as Craigslist. But as WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports, the plan comes as a surprise to the …

Posted 7/27/11 3:18 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who boldly declared last month that the war on drugs has failed, said she’s talked with Chicago’s new police Supt. Garry McCarthy about halting arrests for low-level drug possession offenses. “It’s pretty well known within the criminal justice system that …

Updated: Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010, 9:27 PM CST Published : Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010, 8:58 PM CST By Dane Placko, FOX Chicago News Chicago – Three Cook County whistleblowers have been fired by new County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. The three employees– Todd Stroger’s scheduler, a secretary in the president’s …