County plan to cut amusement tax for small venues
Cook County proposes reducing amusement taxes on venues with fewer than 750 seats while preserving a 7 percent Chicago tax and a 3 percent county share on larger sites such as Soldier Field and Comiskey Park. The move aims to draw more mid-size acts and boost venue competition as budgets near approval.
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A. John Stroger
Chicago
Hugh Murphy
Soldier Field
Comiskey Park
Murphy
Stroger
Jack Beary
Rosemont
Peter Rosenthal
Beary
Daley
New device tests drivers eyes for fatigue in Illinois
Illinois state police unveiled the Eyecheck Pupil Measurement Device to gauge driver fatigue. Tests suggest fatigue contributes to about 17 percent of highway crashes, with researchers claiming 98 percent accuracy. The hand held device measures pupil response to light to assess impairment from sleep loss, drugs, or alcohol.
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Kinois State Police
Chicago
Rockford
John del Santo
Inois
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
del Santo
Bouche
Markham Court Expands Domestic Relations Jurisdiction
Cook County marks a shift granting full domestic relations jurisdiction to Markham Court, allowing contested divorces and child custody cases to be heard locally. Judge Richard L. Samuels now handles domestic violence matters in Room 101, with new suburban courtrooms and a relocated domestic relations judge, Daniel A. Riley. The move aims to cut travel for South and Southwest Suburban residents and reduce delays across the Markham Courthouse.
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Chicago
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Mary
Markham Court
Cook County
6Th District
Markham
Jay O Brien
Olymy Fields
Donald P. O'Connell
Sheila M. Murphy
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6Th
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Samuels
Room 101
Daley’ Center
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Wwe
Fuermey
China
Palos Heights drug seizure rivals movie scripts
Police found a running rental truck abandoned near Dominick's at 127th Street and Ridgeland Avenue containing 1,600 pounds of marijuana worth about a million dollars. Investigators traced the truck to anonymous renters using likely fictitious identities. no suspects were present. The marijuana is held as evidence pending destruction.
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127Th Street
Ridgelands Avenue
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Seffe
Bill Turner
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Turner
127Th
Ridgeland
Dominick's
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