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Arlington Heights says Rolling Meadows refusing to give up $1.2M in sales taxes wrongly collected from Cooper's Hawk
The village of Arlington Heights says its neighbor was given the money in error by the Illinois Department of Revenue, but is refusing to refund it -
Appeals panel: IL Dept of Revenue misapplied state sales tax law, double-taxed certain car dealers
The state had improperly denied refunds to a Rockford used car dealer who had sought credit for taxes paid on car sales that ultimately ended in repossession. -
Judge: Pension boards can't claim chunk of city of Harvey's COVID federal relief money
A Cook County judge has ruled the money the city of Harvey is expected to receive from the federal government's billions in COVID relief for state and local governments is off limits to pension boards for the city's firefighters and police officers -
Appeals panel: Best Buy installs appliances, but still must collect sales taxes on those appliances
A state appellate court says Best Buy and similar retailers can't be treated the same as construction contractors under Illinois sales tax laws, just because they install the appliances they sell. -
How much can IL expect from taxes, fees on legal marijuana? Tough to tell, attorney says
Illinois needs to be careful estimating revenues from the recreational marijuana business as a number of elements will affect the tax and licensing take, according to an attorney who focuses on the nascent market. -
Retailers can continue suit vs Home Depot on behalf of IL over alleged failure to pay tax on appliance installs
A state appeals panel has ruled that the owners of an appliance store may continue their lawsuit against Home Depot, on behalf of the state, over claims the chain did not collect sales tax it should’ve charged for appliance installations. -
Tax exemption ruling against Chicago hospice could have ramifications for health care, taxpayers alike
An Illinois appeals court has upheld state revenue officials' decision to deny a tax exemption to a suburban Chicago hospice facility. -
IL Supreme Court ends Chicago, Skokie bid to upend Kankakee online sales tax deals with retailers
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned an appellate ruling that allowed Chicago and Skokie to press a suit against two Illinois communities and several consulting companies for allegedly rooking them out of "use tax" revenue, saying the Illinois Department of Revenue alone has jurisdiction over the taxes, not the courts or any municipality. -
Appeals court: State can strip Glenview hospice's tax exempt status, because it does too little charity
An Illinois appeals panel has determined state tax officials were right to deny tax-exempt status to a suburban Chicago hospice center, because, even though it shares land with a sister palliative facility that is exempt, less than one percent of the hospice's $30 million annual revenue went to charity. -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Anita Mauro named a 2018 Chicago Notable Minority Lawyer
Chicago partner Anita Mauro has been named a 2018 Notable Minority Lawyer by Crain’s Chicago Business. -
Chicago Joe's Tea Room group asks court to strike down IL law barring Broadview strip club
A group of investors have renewed their long-running legal fight win the chance to open a strip club in suburban Broadview, now asking a federal judge for permission to directly challenge the constitutionality of an 11-year-old state law the would-be club operators contend effectively bans all adult entertainment establishments from opening anywhere in the town. -
IL Supreme Court: State law granting hospitals property tax exemption constitutional
Hospitals in Illinois have secured a key win in a longrunning court fight over whether they should be required to pay property taxes, as the Illinois Supreme Court has upheld as constitutional a state law allowing hospitals to remain tax exempt. -
Cook County judge convicted of bank fraud resigns, after federal judge refuses new trial
A Cook County judge convicted of bank fraud has resigned her position, after a Chicago federal judge refused her requests to overturn the conviction and give her a new trial. -
Court: IL tax collectors can’t ‘jump the queue’ of creditors to collect unpaid taxes from bankrupt debtors
Illinois state tax collectors cannot jump ahead of other creditors when collecting unpaid taxes from bankrupt estates, a federal appeals panel has ruled, rejecting the Illinois Department of Revenue’s attempt to collect delinquent taxes from two bankrupt businesses whose debts far outweighed their assets. -
Judicial regulators move to remove Cook judge convicted of fraud, block $192K salary
About a month after a Cook County judge convicted by a jury of bank fraud filed papers to seek reelection, state judicial disciplinary officials have launched the process to remove her from the bench and prevent her from continuing to collect her more than $190,000 a year salary. -
Nickel & Dime: eBay, online retailers warn SCOTUS could unleash lawsuit torrent vs sellers over taxes
Nickel & Dime: eBay, online retailers warn SCOTUS ruling could unleash torrent of lawsuits accusing sellers over taxes -
Chicago housing groups: Lawsuit vs Berrios over discriminatory assessment practices more than tax dispute
Two Chicago-based housing assistance organizations have asked a Cook County judge to reject the attempt by lame duck Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios to sidestep their discrimination lawsuit, saying their legal action over allegedly racially discriminatory property tax assessment practices is more than just a dispute over property taxes. -
IL Supreme Court suspends law license of Cook County judge convicted of bank fraud
The Illinois Supreme Court has taken the next step in potentially removing from the bench a Cook County judge convicted of bank fraud, suspending the law license of Jessica Arong O'Brien. -
State tax inquiry not 'adversarial' enough to thwart lawsuit vs Best Buy over unpaid sales taxes: Appeal panel
Retail chain Best Buy can’t use an Illinois state investigation of its sales practices to sidestep a lawsuit brought by the owners of a Schaumburg Maytag appliance store, ostensibly on behalf of the state, accusing Best Buy, among other retailers, of sales tax fraud by misclassifying certain appliance sales as construction installations, a state appeals panel has ruled. -
IL Supreme Court begins process of removing Cook County judge convicted of mortgage fraud
The state’s highest court has ordered a Cook County judge convicted of mortgage fraud to present the court with reasons why the state should not yank her license to practice law and should not bar her from continuing to hold office as a judge.