Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to explore 16 new tax hikes on Chicago families, including a property tax hike, city income tax, 'head tax' on employees, and more, to address the city's financial challenges. City Council debates ideas like congestion tax, gaming tax, and revenue from billboards on the Chicago River. Efforts to increase revenue include extending sales tax to professional services and finding new sources to avoid a property tax increase.
The Chicago City Council took the first step on a long path to new or increased taxes, despite a demand from one veteran member that cost-cutting must come first. https://t.co/lQeA0l6kaY
How can Chicago make more money? Inside a first council committee hearing created to pitch ideas to fund city programs. https://t.co/vMzPvgbRhl
City Council subcommittee takes baby step toward raising new revenue (Via Sun-Times) https://t.co/UGUoFsNUvT
Few answers on potential new Chicago taxes at long-awaited City Council hearing https://t.co/XLUeWHWP6z
Although it won’t impact the budget passed this fall, city officials plan to "present (state legislators) as much research as possible" to convice them to allow Chicago to extend the sales tax to professional services. https://t.co/Bt3hj7hDso @CrainsChicago
Chicago aldermen seemed primed Wednesday to finally put some meat on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s charge that they come up with new revenue for the city to avoid a property tax increase. https://t.co/bZhplQVd0O
Post City Council Revenue subcommittee caucus at Emerald Loop from 2:45-3:30pm if you’re thirsty! Discussion of politically unrealistic ideas make me thirsty!
Apropos of today's City Council subcommittee on Revenue hearing here's a thread where you too can vote on all the proposed revenue ideas their recent internal survey included. CONTEXT: https://t.co/Xd0hC3oE8E
I note merely in passing that one way to get more $$$ for City services would've been NOT to commit upcoming City Hall revenue from expiring TIF districts to fund new bonds instead of operations. But City Council already did just that last month. https://t.co/Xd0hC3oE8E https://t.co/aPoYOasimU
For decades, Chicago’s finances have been out of whack, pinched by soaring pension costs. Mayor Brandon Johnson's push to bring the city’s expenses in line with its revenues begins today. @wttw https://t.co/ARl4WTqzzA
New revenue ideas and tax proposals on the table for Chicago City Council debate https://t.co/16lNXO9Y0l
Should the city charge a congestion tax? Gaming tax? Tax on trucks in certain industrial zones? How about new revenue from billboards on the Chicago River? Council members are set to debate these ideas and more ..the latest @fox32news at 5pm and 9pm.
They have to pay for their pet projects, the mayor's allies and preferred non-governmental organizations/non-profits and the impending Chicago Teacher's Union contract somehow, right? https://t.co/vsPvBBvArz
🛑Johnson tax hikes leaked🛑 A leaked survey obtained by @illinoispolicy last week revealed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to explore 16 new tax hikes on Chicago families, including: 🚩A property tax hike 🚩A city income tax 🚩A “head tax” on every employee 🚩A cell… https://t.co/3dbg79sAdB