Gapers Block has ceased publication.

Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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The Cook County Board voted against President Stroger's wishes to repeal the 1-percent sales tax hike it put into effect last year. The repeal means Chicago's sales tax will drop below 10 percent again, starting January 1, 2010.

 
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