Chicago to tax businesses who use satellite TV

11/29/2016

Chicago City Council expanded its 9 percent amusement tax to include businesses subscribing to satellite television – another way to nickel and dime the most taxed residents in the state.

TAGS: amusement tax, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, satellite tax, taxes

Cook County plans to hike taxes on bowling, golf and cable TV

By Austin Berg

10/15/2015

“Pay to play” might take on a whole new meaning in Chicago.

TAGS: amusement tax, Cook County, sales tax

2014 Chicago budget includes tax increases, no pension solutions

By Benjamin VanMetre

10/23/2013

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released today his 2014 plan to close the city’s looming $338.7 million budget gap. His proposal is heavy on tax hikes and short on solutions. The mayor vowed not to close the budget gap with higher property taxes this year. Instead, the plan is to nickel and dime Chicagoans with tax...

TAGS: 401(k), amusement tax, Chicago, cigarette tax, pensions, Rahm Emanuel, zoning

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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Chicago to tax businesses who use satellite TV

Cook County plans to hike taxes on bowling, golf and cable TV

2014 Chicago budget includes tax increases, no pension solutions

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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