Gov. JB Pritzker slams Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporate head tax proposal

Johnson's budget proposal "penalizes the very thing that we want, which is, we want more employment in the city of Chicago," ...

Record $1B TIF surplus emerges as key point of friction in Mayor Johnson's proposed 2026 budget

Mayoral allies and critics alike were united in their opposition to a TIF surplus that they fear could derail or, at the very ...

Gov. Pritzker says he opposes Mayor Johnson's proposed Chicago corporate head tax

"I am absolutely four-square opposed to a head tax for the city of Chicago," Pritzker said. "It penalizes the very thing that ...

Wary aldermen begin Chicago budget talks as Gov. JB Pritzker says he opposes head tax

Gov. JB Pritzker came out in opposition Tuesday to the reinstated $21-per-employee “head tax” on larger businesses that Mayor ...
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'Declared war on our city': Mayor Johnson talks proposed budget, Trump admin lawsuit, ICE in Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson stopped by Good Day Chicago on Tuesday to discuss a range of topics, including his proposed budget, the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson discuses budget plan, lawsuit against President Trump

Mayor Brandon Johnson recently unveiled a $16.6 billion budget for 2026, which includes more than $400 million in new taxes.

Chicago City Councilmembers express skepticism at Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget as hearings begin

The Chicago City Council begins their hearings on Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget proposal Tuesday. Several of Mayor Brandon Johnson's marquee budget plans faced tough questioning Tuesday, from ...
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Chicago Businesses Warn New Head Tax Could Drive Jobs Away

What costs you more than your subscription to Netflix, of value only to massive employers, and would likely bring another corporate flight from Chicago? Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed return of the ...