House Bill 4082 would ban Illinois home rule counties from levying taxes on sweetened drinks by volume sold.

The convenience store chain has been sued over its application of Cook County’s new sweetened beverage tax, and will skip the county in its Slurpee promotional.

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

While supporters of the tax claim success in the fight against obesity, the law exempts a vulnerable segment of the population.

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.

An Illinois appeals court upheld a temporary restraining order on Cook County’s proposed sweetened beverage tax. Cook County officials claim 1,100 jobs will be lost if the tax does not go into effect.

Rank-and-file lawmakers have received paychecks of more than $50,800.