Appeals panel: Courts don’t have power to tell county board how to spend transportation funds before passing budget – Cook County Record

Several associations of construction contractors sued Cook County in circuit court, claiming it violated the 2016 Safe Roads Amendment, which mandates that revenue collected from fees and taxes related to transportation must be spent on purposes related to transportation. The county responded by arguing the amendment doesn’t apply to home rule governmental units.
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Giddyap
3 years ago

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