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NEW: The mayor's proposed spending plan has been revised, again, to change the so-called head tax back to the original plan to levy it on all Chicago firms that have more than 100 full-time employees.
That would generate $100M; $82M for the "Community Safety Fund" and $18M for small business grants
That would generate $100M; $82M for the "Community Safety Fund" and $18M for small business grants
Mayor Brandon Johnson Reduces Corporate Tax Hike Proposal as Crucial Votes Loom
The current proposed budget would impose a monthly $21 per employee tax on companies with more than 200 employees to generate $82 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs.
news.wttw.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW: The mayor's proposed spending plan has been revised, again, to change the so-called head tax back to the original plan to levy it on all Chicago firms that have more than 100 full-time employees.
That would generate $100M; $82M for the "Community Safety Fund" and $18M for small business grants
That would generate $100M; $82M for the "Community Safety Fund" and $18M for small business grants
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linktr.ee
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
outside of individual donations to gofundmes and such, one helpful destination for your money right now is this bond fund. everyone being released from broadview needs to pay $1500 bond, which is obviously insane. it's going to cost like $925k to successfully spring 615 people linktr.ee/mw_bondfund