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Lare Home Rule Would Cut Taxation
A 1929 Cook County home rule constitutional amendment would let the county frame a charter and fix local tax rates to reduce overall taxation. The plan, urged by Senator Arthur H Huebsch and backed by Clayton F Smith, seeks greater self government and unified governance to curb waste and overlap in local offices.
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Lare
Chicago
Senate
Arthur H. Huebsch
North Shore
Clayton F. Smith
County Recorder of Deeds
Ties
Cook County
Huebsch
State Senate
A. Huebsch
House of Representatives
William G. Thon
J. Scott Matthews
Springfield
Downstate