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03.17.23

In the current campaign for Chicago Mayor and City Council, several candidates have called for restoring the City’s employer’s expense or “head” tax, a tax that was repealed in 2014.

An employer’s expense tax, or head tax, is imposed on businesses at a flat rate based on the number of...

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Tweets by @CivicFederation

The Civic Federation
Thank you to Civic Federation member Omar Daghestani and for hosting our in-person attendees!
The Civic Federation
The Civic Federation welcomed Chicago mayoral runoff candidates and as guest speakers… https://t.co/Ta80mZEnfS
The Civic Federation
Chicago’s mayoral and city council races have brought forth proposals to restore the “head tax,” a flat rate on lar… https://t.co/tvHLL4ElNK