Chicago to Defend Bottled Water Tax As Case Moves to State Supreme Court

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The City of Chicago will oppose an industry petition to the Illinois Supreme Court seeking to void the city's 5-cent-per-bottle tax on bottled water, a city official told BNA Nov. 2.rnJennifer Hoyle, a spokeswoman for Chicago's Law Department, said the city recently became aware of a petition for leave to appeal (PLA) filed by a group of industry associations and business interests seeking to derail the "Chicago Bottled Water Tax Ordinance," which was enacted in November 2007. The supreme court press office confirmed that the plaintiffs had filed a PLA on Oct. 28.