Taxes October 14, 2026
With his city budget pitch for next year looming, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday again argued large corporations must pay more taxes to help Chicago balance its books.
Taxes September 28, 2026
A majority of City Council members came out Monday in opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson potentially taking another go at a corporate employee head tax in the upcoming 2027 budget.
Taxes July 9, 2026
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a statement on Thursday ripping the City Council Rules Committee for not letting voters have their say on the millionaire tax.
General News January 13, 2026
Adam Beckerink, who is accused of throwing his estranged wife to her death down a South Loop luxury condo stairwell, will have a full detention hearing Jan. 16, a Cook County judge ordered, after making a first, brief appearance Tuesday.
Taxes December 17, 2025
The Chicago City Council opposes the so-called head tax, which the city's former mayor, Rahm Emanuel, once called a “job killer.”
Taxes December 9, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a new version of his head tax Tuesday, now pushing a $33-per-employee monthly tax on companies with over 500 Chicago employees.
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.