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Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle said it will be up to commissioners to make hard choices.
The full Cook County Board is expected to repeal the controversial measure Wednesday.
Opponents of the tax on sweetened beverages want the County Board to repeal the tax.
The new Cook County tax had been blocked by a judge until a new ruling Friday afternoon.
The tax is expected to generate $200 million for Cook County in 2018, officials said.
More than 110 Cook County sheriff's office recruits and trainees have been laid off, officials said.
Another 600 vacant positions will not be filled.
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle said approximately 1,100 layoff notices will go out next week.
Capri Sun and San Pellegrino Orange are among the beverages subject to the penny-an-ounce tax.
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