Chicago Taxes

Alderman Proposes Tax Hike On Soda, Sugary Drinks

Posted 02.17.2012

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A Chicago alderman on Thursday introduced a resolution calling on the City Council to look into a new tax on soft drinks and energy drinks -- a propos...

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Should Chicago Taxpayers Have To Pay For Stadium Renovations?

Posted 12.02.2011

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday lashed out against a leaked report that renovations to the city's Soldier Field and U.S. Cellular Field could c...

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Cook County Could Raise Alcohol Tax By 50 Percent

Posted 01.10.2012

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Citing concerns about alcohol abuse, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday announced a plan that would increase alcohol taxes by 5...

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Rahm Doubles, Triples Many Additional City Fines, Fees

Posted 01.07.2012

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Though Mayor Rahm Emanuel bowed slightly to various criticisms of his proposed budget last week as he restored some funding to the city's libraries an...

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Could A Ramped-up Amusement Tax Kill Chicago Music?

WBEZ | Posted 11.28.2011

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Most of the attention paid to Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson's recent report on how Chicago might solve its unprecedented budget crisis has fo...

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Daley Won't Raise Property Taxes, Won't Plant Trees, Either

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Daley said today he would hold the line on property taxes in 2011 and declare a one-year moratorium on some beautification projects -- including...

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Todd Stroger Meets Econ 101

Paras Bhayani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pity Todd Stroger, the embattled Cook County Board chief who, having served the machine faithfully, is now being tossed under the bus as voters turn their ire on tax-happy politicians.

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Chicago Slacking On Taxes: Second Latest Filers In The Country

Posted 05.25.2011

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The deadline to file taxes is creeping up, but Chicagoans are in no hurry. According to Intuit Inc., makers of Turbo Tax software, Chicago is the nu...

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Daley Promises No New Taxes, Fines Or Fees In 2010 Budget

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arguing that Chicagoans are "suffering" and can't stand to pay any more, Mayor Daley said Thursday he would hold the line all taxes, fines and fees in...

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Property Taxes: Winners And Losers

CBS 2 | Vince Gerasole | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's a taxing weekend for Cook County home owners. In tough economic times, many are coping with confusing double digit property tax increases....

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City Turning Taxpayers Against Each Other

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Would you be willing to rat out a business that's cheating Chicago on taxes in exchange for a share of back taxes recovered?...

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CPS Board Approves Tax Hike

ABC7 Chicago | | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago home owners will see an increase on their next property tax bill. The Chicago Public School Board approved a one and a half percent increas...

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Tax Increase Possible As City Budget Gap Reaches $520 Million

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even after the city exhausts a $320 million rainy day fund created by leasing the city's parking meters, it still must find $520 million in costs savi...

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Aldermen Push Business-Boosting Stimulus Plan Laden With Tax Breaks

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arguing that downtown restaurants, retailers and theaters desperately need a shot in the arm, a group of aldermen today proposed their very own Chicag...

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New Year, New Taxes

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 05.25.2011

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The pocketbooks of Chicago residents, workers and visitors won't be gobbled up by a big, single tax bite at the start of the year, but they could be n...

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Daley Endorses Tax Plan He Once Dismissed

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Richard Daley said today that the state should expand a state program that provides property tax relief to disabled, low-income, elderly residen...

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City Looking To Tax Satellite TV

suntimes.com | Say Anything | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stroger Says No New Taxes In County Budget

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Months after convincing commissioners to approve a one-penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger said Wednesday...

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TIF Districts Costing City Over $550M: Study

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cook County Clerk David Orr's annual TIF report is due out tomorrow, and the news is all bleak. On the one hand, the city's tax increment financing d...

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Why Property Taxes Rise Even As Home Values Plunge

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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A few hours after my property tax bill arrived in the mail last week, I took the dog for a walk and bumped into a neighbor. "My taxes went up again," ...

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If Paying Taxes is Patriotic, Chicagoans are the Best Patriots on Earth

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 05.25.2011

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If paying taxes makes you patriotic, Chicagoans should get a memorial built in their honor (or just add Harry Caray's face to Mount Rushmore).

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Duncan Urges Income Tax Hike For Schools

Chi Town Daily News | Paul D. Bowker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan told state legislators yesterday that a "modest income tax hike" should be considered so that school funding ...

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Will Property Taxes Fall With Real Estate Prices?

Chicago Magazine | Dennis Rodkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that we have pretty much accepted that our homes are worth less than they used to be, a question comes up: If the value of my home is dropping, wi...

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