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The sales tax rate for Cook and Lake County is 10 percent and 8 percent. Also, the tax rate on food and beverages sold at restaurants in the Cook County portion of Buffalo Grove is 11 percent (10 percent for sales tax and 1 percent for food and beverage tax), while in Lake County, the same tax on food sold at restaurants is 9 percent. [127]
Civil and criminal law cases are heard in the Cook County Circuit Court of the State of Illinois court system, or in the Northern District of Illinois, in the federal system. In the state court, the public prosecutor is the Illinois state's attorney; in the Federal court it is the United States attorney.
Queens County, New York is the only county with a population of 65,000 or more where African Americans have a higher median household income than White Americans. [120] Seatack, Virginia is currently the oldest African American community in the United States. [121] It survives today with a vibrant and active civic community. [122]
The proposed rule designated seven areas near California's Pacific coast as "critical habitat units" for monarch butterflies. The USFWS will accept comments on the proposed rule until March 12, 2025. [208] In Ontario, Canada, the monarch butterfly is listed as a species of special concern. [209]
Popular local activities include rafting, hiking, skiing and exploring the mountains. One of the more popular local hikes is up Mount Baldy, which overlooks the town. There is little fishing in the river, but anglers do gather at Fire and Mirror Lakes. The 1996 Arctic Winter Games were held in Chugiak and Eagle River.
Cabarrus County (/ k ə ˈ b ɛər ə s / kuh-BAIR-us) [1] [2] is a county located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 225,804, making it the 9th-most populous county in North Carolina . [ 3 ]
Santa Barbara (Spanish: Santa Bárbara, meaning ' Saint Barbara ') is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat.Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting Alaska, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Nye County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,591. [2] Its county seat is Tonopah. [3] At 18,159 square miles (47,030 km 2), Nye is Nevada's largest county by area and the third-largest county in the contiguous United States, behind San Bernardino County of California and Coconino County of ...