Taxes December 2, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday signaled that he will continue digging his heels in on his controversial head tax proposal rather than seek to reconcile with a rebellious City Council.
Taxes November 18, 2025
Chicago aldermen voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget in a Monday committee vote, a historic display of rebellion against the freshman mayor who has been struggling to shore up support for his controversial head tax.
Taxes November 12, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team has been floating a change to his corporate head tax proposal that would increase the minimum size of companies affected from 100 to 200 employees.
Taxes November 11, 2025
Southwest Side Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez stopped Pritzker after a Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, demanding the Illinois governor explain how he would “tax the rich.”
Taxes November 10, 2025
Having already failed to deliver other key tenets of his ambitious tax-the-rich wish list, the head tax is a watershed moment for Johnson and his allies.
Taxes November 3, 2025
The 28 aldermen said they were “gravely concerned” about what Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pitch for a monthly $21-per-employee tax on larger companies would do for job growth and businesses leaving Chicago.
Taxes October 21, 2025
Pritzker has come out in opposition to the reinstated $21-per-employee “head tax” on larger businesses that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed to raise an estimated $100 million to help balance the city's budget.
Taxes October 17, 2025
After a bold corporate payroll tax hit legal snags, Brandon Johnson pitched his $21-per-employee tax on corporations as the next frontier in his largely-stalled economic agenda.