Reason.com - Free Minds and Free Markets

Chicago

Brickbat: Not-So-Sweet 16

Charles Oliver | 7.4.2024 4:00 AM


A tall glass of beer labeled Old Chicago, inside a bar. | Wirestock | Dreamstime.com
(Wirestock | Dreamstime.com)

The Chicago City Council is considering hiking 16 different taxes and fees. The ideas the council has been asked to consider include an income tax surcharge, a vacant lot tax, traffic congestion charges, and higher taxes on groceries and alcoholic beverages.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

ChicagoTaxesLocal GovernmentBrickbatsAlcoholFood