Why Illinois new laws may leave you taxed in the dark and oddly well rested | ...

The Chicago City Council rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s economically harmful tax proposals, but a report offers $1 billion ...

Most Chicago City Council members and residents oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget, especially his plan to tax job creation.

Austen died in July 1817. Her 41 years spanned wild economic times. The first income tax arrived in 1799. Trading in slaves ...

A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

Cook County’s system to give property tax breaks to businesses is set to expire in two years, and Board President Toni ...

Oak Lawn will receive about $1,300 less in revenues than expenditures in 2026. The budget also includes a 6.8% water rate ...

Over the objections of the mayor, the Chicago City Council agreed to meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Dec. 23 in ...

A group of 27 aldermen introduced a revenue package that would eliminate Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed corporate head tax.

City budget negotiations continue, with City Council members scheduled to meet Wednesday following Chicago Mayor Brandon ...

Johnson offered a compromise head tax plan that he hopes will be more palatable to any opponents who might be on the fence.

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson has adjusted his proposed “head tax” to fund violence prevention programs, to exempt all but ...