Property Tax in Chicago

Chicago, corporate tax and Mayor Brandon Johnson

Chicago mayor proposes reviving tax that has businesses sounding the alarm

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing the revival of a corporate tax that the Windy City eliminated over a decade ago that businesses are warning would cost the city jobs.

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Johnson’s “Protecting Chicago” budget proposes nearly $500M in tax hikes

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Chicago could revive tax that was scrapped 10 years ago

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Hearings begin on Johnson’s proposed 2026 budget by Chicago City Council

Several of Mayor Brandon Johnson's marquee budget plans faced tough questioning Tuesday, from how to tax social media to the pitfalls of taxing companies that employ a large number of people in Chicag...

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Pritzker strongly opposes corporate head tax, key part of Johnson's budget plan

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

Daily Herald

Pritzker dismisses property tax break for Bears at forum, urges action on transit fix: ‘We all have to pay’

Gov. JB Pritzker ruled out a property tax break for a Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights while keeping the door open on infrastructure aid at an Economic Club of Chicago forum Tuesday. The

WTTW News

Chicago Alderpeople React to Johnson’s Budget Proposal as Hearings Begin

Budget negotiations between members of the Chicago City Council have accelerated following Mayor Brandon Johnson’s initial proposal, which he unveiled last week.

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Chicago City Council starts budget hearings at City Hall

The Chicago City Council begins their hearings on Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget proposal Tuesday. The Committee on Budget and Government Operations will meet for the first time in the morning to pick over the proposal.