• Home
  • Illinois News
  • Illinois Politics
  • US Politics
  • US NEWS
  • America First
  • Opinion
  • World News
  • Second Amendment
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Illinois Review
  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • Illinois News
  • Illinois Politics
  • US Politics
  • US NEWS
  • America First
  • Opinion
  • World News
  • Second Amendment
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Illinois News
  • Illinois Politics
  • US Politics
  • US NEWS
  • America First
  • Opinion
  • World News
  • Second Amendment
No Result
View All Result
Illinois Review
No Result
View All Result
Home Illinois News

Soda tax out of budget for now, but battle’s not over, tax group says

Illinois Review by Illinois Review
January 25, 2017
in Illinois News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
0
26
SHARES
436
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Screen Shot 2017-01-24 at 2.41.31 PM

You might also like

PillowGate: McCombie and Norine Hammond Face Growing Backlash Over Taxpayer Spending and Political Favoritism

Opinion: Harmeet Dhillon Makes History in Illinois Gun Ban Battle

Pritzker Overspends by $547 Million on Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens – Total Cost to Taxpayers Tops $2.5 Billion

SPRINGFIELD – Tuesday, the Illinois Senate decided to amend Senate Bill 9 removing the proposed beverage tax from the Senate’s budget plan after consumers expressed their outrage with the plan.

“Lawmakers heard consumers loud and clear that yet another tax that singles out thousands of common beverages adds to the burden of families and small business owners, who already work hard to balance their own budgets," Illinois Coalition Against Beverage Taxes spokesperson Claudia Rodriguez said in a statement Wednesday. "This new state tax would add to ones that already exist on beverages, causing prices to skyrocket, threaten jobs, and hurt local businesses.” 

Illinois lawmakers still have tough decisions ahead, so the group strongly encourages taxpayers to continue sharing their opposition with lawmakers.

The beverage tax still remains as an attractive target to generate revenue. Updates on the tax are available from Illinois Coalition Against Beverage Taxes at noilbeveragetax.com.

"It is important that we continue to share our concerns about rising prices on our common grocery items," the group said.

Related

Tags: Illinois Reviewsoda tax
Share10Tweet7
Previous Post

Rauner “optimistic” about Illinois’ future in 2017 State of the State Address

Next Post

Cook: The Durbin Amendment Needs to Go to Make Illinois Great Again

Illinois Review

Illinois Review

Founded in 2005, Illinois Review is the leading perspective and source of conservative news, opinion and information in Illinois. Follow Illinois Review on X at @IllinoisReview.

Recommended For You

PillowGate: McCombie and Norine Hammond Face Growing Backlash Over Taxpayer Spending and Political Favoritism

by Illinois Review
October 14, 2025
0
PillowGate: McCombie and Norine Hammond Face Growing Backlash Over Taxpayer Spending and Political Favoritism

By Illinois ReviewA new controversy is stirring within the Illinois Republican Party – one that threatens to undermine its message about fighting corruption and protecting taxpayers. State Rep....

Read moreDetails

Opinion: Harmeet Dhillon Makes History in Illinois Gun Ban Battle

by Illinois Review
October 14, 2025
0
Opinion: Harmeet Dhillon Makes History in Illinois Gun Ban Battle

By Richard Pearson, Executive Director, Illinois State Rifle AssociationIn September, Illinois witnessed a moment that will be remembered for generations. For the first time in history, the United...

Read moreDetails

Pritzker Overspends by $547 Million on Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens – Total Cost to Taxpayers Tops $2.5 Billion

by Illinois Review
October 14, 2025
0
Pritzker Overspends by $547 Million on Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens – Total Cost to Taxpayers Tops $2.5 Billion

By Illinois ReviewIllinois taxpayers have quietly shelled out more than $1.6 billion – and counting – for free health care to illegal aliens under Gov. JB Pritzker’s “migrant...

Read moreDetails

Mayor Johnson Protected by 150 Chicago Cops While Claiming City Is ‘Safe’

by Illinois Review
October 12, 2025
0
Mayor Johnson Protected by 150 Chicago Cops While Claiming City Is ‘Safe’

By Illinois ReviewMayor Brandon Johnson keeps telling Chicago residents their city is “safe.” But his actions tell a very different story.Despite his public confidence, reports indicate that Mayor...

Read moreDetails

Federal Officials: WGN Producer Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting ICE Agents, Not for Reporting

by Illinois Review
October 12, 2025
0
Federal Officials: WGN Producer Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting ICE Agents, Not for Reporting

By Illinois ReviewConfusion and conflicting accounts have followed the arrest of a WGN-TV employee during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Chicago – an incident that has raised...

Read moreDetails
Next Post

Cook: The Durbin Amendment Needs to Go to Make Illinois Great Again

Please login to join discussion

Best Dental Group

Related News

IL Freedom Caucus calls on Lurie Children’s Hospital to cease gender services for kids

October 27, 2022

Beckman: Is the Brigham Young University racial slur controversy another hoax?

October 27, 2022

Salvi polling shows closer race

October 27, 2022

Browse by Category

  • America First
  • Education
  • Faith & Family
  • Foreign Policy
  • Health Care
  • Illinois News
  • Illinois Politics
  • Opinion
  • Science
  • Second Amendment
  • TRENDING
  • US NEWS
  • US Politics
  • World News
Illinois Review

llinois Review LLC Editor-in-Chief Mark Vargas General Counsel Scott Kaspar Copyright © 2025 IR Media Corp., all rights reserved.

Navigate Site

  • Checkout
  • Home
  • Home – mobile
  • Login/Register
  • Login/Register
  • My account
  • My Account-
  • My Account- – mobile

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Illinois News
  • Illinois Politics
  • US Politics
  • Health Care
  • US NEWS
  • America First
  • Opinion
  • TRENDING
  • Education
  • Foreign Policy
  • Second Amendment
  • Faith & Family
  • Science
  • World News

llinois Review LLC Editor-in-Chief Mark Vargas General Counsel Scott Kaspar Copyright © 2025 IR Media Corp., all rights reserved.

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?