Emanuel Budget Plan: 911 Tax Hike, Higher Uber Fees, Amusement Tax Redo
The mayor has been dropping hints about his 2018 budget proposal for weeks.
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The mayor has been dropping hints about his 2018 budget proposal for weeks.
Illinois Congressman Danny Davis says Tom Marino's withdrawal shows the administration has problems checking the backgrounds on its choices.
Bigger phone bills and more expensive theater tickets are both part of Emanuel's new plan to pay for his 2018 budget.
Sen. Durbin said President Trump and congressional Republicans' tax plan would eliminate the federal deduction for state and local taxes.
President Trump's Weekly Address; Democrats' Weekly Address
A coalition of community, education and labor leaders protested at City Hall Thursday for higher funding for Chicago's Public Schools.
"We simply don't have the money to meaningfully scale this campaign statewide," Pawar said in a letter to supporters.
Mayor Emanuel has donated more than $10,000 in campaign contributions he received from disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein to charity.
The administration plans to refinance about $2.5 billion in city-issues bonds, paying them off out of the city's share of state sales taxes.
While he is expressing reluctance about the tax hike, the mayor also defends the move.
Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution urging President Trump and Governor Rauner to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency
The 15-2 vote reflected the overwhelming opposition the tax faced among Cook County residents.
A report by UIC showed the Latino population is growing substantially and spreading widely through the city's neighborhoods.
The Cook County Finance Committee has voted 15-1 to approve a plan to repeal the controversial sweetened beverage tax, effective Dec. 1.
Dozens of government, business, and civic leaders gathered downtown to discuss luring Amazon's second headquarters to the Chicago area.
