In exchange for a mere $10.6 million in new revenue from a proposed 34% liquor tax hike, the mayor has sent a loud-and-clear ...

Chicago’s budget gap could grow even bigger thanks to a tax flap in Springfield that is expected to set the city back another ...

The restaurant and bar industry, which is already a low profit margin business, is now really feeling in poor spirits with ...

In total, the levy hike is expected to net an additional $10.6 million from the city’s so-called “sin taxes” on beer, wine ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has been hunting frantically for politically palatable tax hikes to replace the $300 ...

But leaders from Chicago’s bar and restaurant industry argue those tax hikes are untenable while business owners are still ...

The proposed hike comes as Mayor Brandon Johnson and alders work to balance a staggering deficit in the 2025 budget.

Mayor Johnson cuts proposed property tax hike to $150M but faces City Council opposition amid budget shortfall.

Johnson stopped short Tuesday of saying he has the votes in the City Council to pass even the smaller increase, down from his ...

Members of the City Council say they want to see further reductions to the mayor's initial $300 million property tax hike ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he’s in talks with city aldermen about cutting his proposed $300 million property tax ...