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Johnson budget spends and taxes more
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2027 budget proposal includes a new package tax, a new tax on large employers and several tax increases. Johnson introduced his $17.6 billion spending plan on Wednesday, up from $16.7 billion this year. The mayor said his budget ensures that every Chicagoan receives their fair share of the city’s investments, services and opportunities. “Funded by responsible spending cuts that protect essential services and by asking the wealthy and the largest corporations in this city to pay their fair share,” Johnson said. The budget includes a 15-cent tax on non-medical and non-food containers and packages, plus a $25 per employee monthly tax on large businesses outside of socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. The mayor’s office said the Equitable Employer Tax would bring in an estimated $113.8 million. The tax would fall on companies with 125 full-time employees or more. Johnson's budget says that it impact 3% of the city's registered businesses. Last month, a group of 29 Chicago aldermen advised the mayor they would work on a budget that includes no head tax or tax on employers. “If we can show the public that we're being good fiscal stewards and looking at what the right
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These 10 Illinois Fabric And Quilt Shops Are Quietly Filling The Gap Joann Left Behind
When the last Joann stores in Illinois locked their doors, a lot of sewing rooms suddenly felt a little empty. Quilters, crafters, and grandmas who teach kids to stitch were left wondering where to buy a simple yard of cotton. The good news is that small, family-run fabric shops all...
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Delivery Robots Accused of Scanning Customer Faces, Sharing Biometrics, Chicago Residents Are Suing for Privacy Violations
Two proposed Cook County class-action lawsuits allege Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics collected biometric data without consent. Both companies deny it. A Coco Robotics delivery robot navigates a Chicago sidewalk. Two proposed class-action lawsuits filed in October allege the robots collected biometric data without customer consent. Most people retrieving a...
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Fulton Market's 33-Story Geothermal Tower Is Planned With 65 Wells Drilled 850 Feet Down
Construction is underway in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood on a 33-story apartment tower that will not burn a drop of fossil fuel to keep its future residents warm or cool. Instead, 410 N. Elizabeth St. is drawing on 65 wells drilled roughly 850 feet into the ground, part of a system developers say will make it the city’s first all-electric, geothermal-powered multifamily high-rise.
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Home Run Inn Pizza Launches New Television, Integrated Marketing Campaign
The work brings consumers on a tavern-to-table journey and is the first from the company’s partnership with food and beverage marketing agency, quench. Home Run Inn Pizza, the iconic Chicago pizza brand known for bringing its tavern-style pizza from its restaurants to freezer aisles across the country, is launching a new integrated marketing campaign to drive awareness and demand for its growing CPG offering in key markets nationwide.
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Foundation Permit Advances 79-Unit Morgan Street Project; Construction Timing Remains Unknown
A foundation permit has advanced plans for a seven-story, 79-unit building at N. Morgan and W. Hubbard streets in West Town, but it does not settle when construction will begin. Urbanize Chicago reports that contractor Summit Design & Build can proceed with construction; no start date has been announced. A...
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‘Chaos Continues’ At Closed Ford City Mall As Owners Face Fines, Losing Control Of Property
WEST LAWN — The owners of Ford City Mall once again failed to meet a court-ordered deadline to present a security plan for the shuttered mall, leading a Cook County Judge to threaten to have a receiver take control of the property that has become a public safety concern.
Secret Chicago
Key takeaways from the Chicago 2027 budget proposal: corporate head tax, new taxes on package waste, sports betting tax increase
Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced the $17.6 billion Fair Share Budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 (FY2027) on Wednesday, October 21 before Chicago City Council. The proposal targets Chicago’s $882.4 million budget shortfall without relying on city staffing layoffs or public service cuts. The proposal builds on existing revenue streams and establishes new funding sources for infrastructure repair, public libraries, violence reduction, and other city services. Here are some of the key takeaways . FY2027 budget reintroduces corporate head tax The FY2027 Fair Share Budget proposes reintroducing a corporate head tax in Chicago. The Equitable Employer Tax (EET) would require corporations with 125 employees or more to pay $25 per month for each Chicago-based employee. If approved, the EET would be Chicago’s first corporate head tax in over a decade. An attempt to incorporate a head tax in the FY2026 budget was struck down by City Council in 2025, according to Illinois Policy. A head tax was previously in effect in Chicago from 1973 until 2014, according to city records and the Civic Federation . The tax was eliminated under Mayor Rahm Emanuel after city hall opted to phase it out in a 2011 vote. Critics of corporate head taxes argue
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ArentFox Schiff Moves to Renovated Floors in Willis Tower
Law firm ArentFox Schiff has relocated its Chicago office to three newly renovated floors in the Willis Tower, located at 233 S. Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois. With the move, the firm maintains its presence in a building it has occupied since the legacy firm Schiff Hardin moved into what was then the newly constructed Sears Tower in 1974. The firm downsized from nearly 181,000 square feet to 75,700 square feet across floors 72, 73, and 74. The new office space will accommodate the firm’s approximately 250 employees, with room to grow.
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Exit Ramp Narrows: Suburban Chicago’s emptiest office buildings are running out of places to go
Three years ago, aging office campuses in Chicago’s northwest suburbs had a ready exit. Compass Datacenters paid $194 million for the former Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates. Aligned Data Centers assembled a row of office buildings along Elk Grove Village’s Northwest Point Boulevard to clear for a data center campus.
Secret Chicago
Holiday hiring in Chicago: Macy’s, Target, Amazon adding 10,000+ local jobs ahead of seasonal shopping surge
Windy City residents in need of a job are in luck— holiday hiring in Chicago is underway, and major retailers are staffing up by the thousands. Companies like Target, Macy’s, and Amazon are currently hiring for more than 10,000 seasonal roles in Chicago, according to a recent report from CBS Chicago . Target recently shared plans to hire for 4,300 holiday positions in the Chicago region. Macy’s will host two local in-person hiring events on Thursday, October 22 and Thursday, November 19 at its downtown store (111 N. State St.) Additionally, Amazon has announced 300,000 new jobs nationwide and 9,000 jobs in Chicago, including full-time, part-time, and seasonal opportunities. The holiday hiring surge comes at a time when U.S. unemployment is notably low , according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. unemployment reached just 4.2% in September 2026 , below the approximate historical average of 5.65% (1948-2026), according to figures from Trading Economics. See also: Illinois opens $240M energy assistance program: Chicago families earning up to $8,250 a month may qualify
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Nearly Empty Loop Tower at 55 E. Jackson Eyed for Apartments or Hotel
A 22-story office tower at 55 E. Jackson Blvd. in Chicago's Loop business district sits nearly vacant after its previous owner and lender surrendered control, and the building's receiver is now pitching it as a candidate for residential or hotel conversion. The building's steep falloff marks the latest sign of distress among the city's aging commercial towers, even as developers across downtown race to turn empty office floors into apartments.
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Lorri S. Dotson, CEO, on why Black businesses close
Lorri S. Dotson has spent more than 23 years building businesses, and she measures success by how many people she brings along. The Chicago native is the founder and CEO of VISION Group Cleaning, president of Fleetwood Cleaning Services of GA, an investor in Dream Exchange and the author of Resilient by Design.
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Uptown Parking Lot Near Thorek Hospital Could Become 35-Unit Apartment Building
5036 N. Ashland Ave. — Approximate Site Of Proposed Apartments. A parking lot and an adjacent vacant lot across from Thorek Hospital in Uptown could soon give way to a five-story, 35-unit residential building, under plans presented to the neighborhood last week. The site sits at the intersection of North Ashland Avenue and West Winnemac Avenue, near the edge of Andersonville, and would bring a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments along with a shared rooftop deck to a stretch of Ashland that has seen a wave of similar projects in recent years.