And next year, the overall sales tax in that zone will grow another percentage point. Last week, the Cook County board narrowly approved a one-percentage-point tax hike, which will bring the sales tax in Chicago to 10.25 percent, one of the nationâs highest. The proposal was introduced by Board President Toni Preckwinkle to help pay into the countyâs underfunded pensions.
Gavin McInnes. Gavin Miles McInnes (/mÉËkÉªnáµ»s/; born July 17, 1970) is a Canadian writer, actor, comedian, co-founder of Vice Media (which he departed in 2008), and the host of The Gavin McInnes Show on Compound Media. He is a contributor for The Rebel Media and Taki's Magazine, and a frequent guest on television programs on Fox News and TheBlaze.
Sunday night, millions more people learned his name after Laverne Cox, an actress and transgender activist, gave him a shout-out while introducing Metallica and Lady Gaga at the Grammys. âEveryone, please Google âGavin Grimm.â Heâs going to the Supreme Court in March. Hashtag stand with Gavin,â Cox told the audience. Cox signed off her introduction by referring to âLadies and gentlemen and all my gender non-binary peeps tonightâ¦â.