A higher sales tax! That’s what’s being considered here:
Cook County President Tony Preckwinkle said Monday there is a way to perhaps soften a one-penny sales tax increase she’s trying to get passed to pay down pension obligations — but only if a gridlocked state legislature passes the county’s pension reform proposal.
If the sales tax hike goes through there will only be two cities in the country with a higher combined sales tax than Chicago and both of those are in Alabama.
