Mayor Johnson Again Proposes Corporate Tax Hikes to Bridge Budget Gap; Says City Must Borrow $481M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits

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Original Load Date Oct. 20, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated Oct. 20, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/10/20/mayor-johnson-again-proposes-corporate-tax-hikes-bridge-budget-gap-says-city-must-borrow

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Mayor Brandon Johnson once again proposed levying a per-employee tax on Chicago’s largest firms to help bridge the city’s $882 million budget gap, opening a new front in the ongoing battle over whether corporations should pay more to ease the city’s financial crunch. In addition, Johnson proposed b...