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Court to decide who pays for water bottle tax incorrectly collected in Chicago Court to decide who pays for water bottle tax incorrectly collected in Chicago

Court to decide who pays for water bottle tax incorrectly collected in Chicago

Who should bear the loss when a retailer charges consumers a tax they were not supposed to pay? That is one facet of a case before the Illinois Supreme Court. At issue is whether several Walgreens pharmacies in Chicago charged the city’s water bottle tax accidentally or purposefully. The tax applies only to still water, but Walgreens also applied the 5-cent tax to sparkling and flavored water.

Should state allow 12-year-olds to be home alone? Should state allow 12-year-olds to be home alone?

Should state allow 12-year-olds to be home alone?

At what age should it be legal for a child to be at home alone, or to be caring for younger siblings? In Illinois, it’s currently 14, the strictest such law in the nation for more than 25 years. State Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) wants that changed to 12, to give parents "a little more flexibility."

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