Budget + Tax
Report offers $1B in fixes as Chicago budget talks break down
The Chicago City Council rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s economically harmful tax proposals, but a report offers $1 billion in solutions Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration paid over $3 million to consulting giant EY to find…
Most Chicagoans, aldermen oppose Johnson’s 2026 budget
Most Chicago City Council members and residents oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget,…
$1B, unneeded tax hike coming to a tollway near you?
Chicago-area drivers could end up paying $1 billion more in tolls each year as part of a deal…
Transit sales tax hike makes suburbs pay for Chicago…
Chicago-area transit riders deserve safe, reliable service. But the Regional Transportation…
Illinois lawmakers push retirement tax to keep spending…
As state lawmakers look to plug budget holes by removing limits on state income tax rates,…
Handing out money without work fails, but Illinois trying it again
A 2024 study showed handing people money they hadn’t worked for hurt them, but Illinois lawmakers are putting $827,272 in tax dollars behind the idea again. Despite previous experiments failing, Illinois state lawmakers are handing out…
Chicago streaming tax adds 10% to NFL Thanksgiving…
Streaming Thanksgiving football comes with extra costs just for living in Chicago. The city…
Final Thanksgiving with statewide grocery tax, but your…
Illinois families are preparing their final Thanksgiving dinner with the state’s 1% grocery…
Illinois House speaker gets $40M sports complex for…
Backroom deals produced lots of pork in the state budget, including a $40-million sports…
Illinois shoppers face sales tax hit
Holiday shoppers are eager to spend this year. Illinois is overly eager to tax them. …
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