Cook County residents should be wary in the wake of Philadelphia’s disappointing experiment in soda taxes.

Certain provisions of Cook County’s penny-per-ounce soda tax could cost Illinois more than $86 million in federal administrative funding.

Commissioners from both parties are supporting a repeal effort of the sweetened beverage tax following widespread public outcry.

A new poll has found that nearly 87 percent of Cook County residents disapprove of the new Cook County Sugary and Sweetened Beverages tax that took effect Aug. 2.

Cook County’s lawsuit seeks damages from the Illinois Retail Merchants Association.

The new tax will make soda sold in Chicago among the most expensive in the country.

An Illinois appeals court upheld a temporary restraining order on Cook County’s proposed sweetened beverage tax. The Cook County sheriff’s office has sent out 110 layoff notices, citing the soda tax holdup. These layoffs come on top of 300 county worker layoffs. Cook County officials claim at least 1,100 jobs will be lost if the tax does not go into effect.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of new tax on sugary and artificially sweetened beverages.