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A New Tax to Fix a Billion-Dollar Hole
Chicago is broke, and city leaders are looking at your Amazon orders for help. Alderman Gilbert Villegas has proposed a $1.25 tax on every package delivered by ground transportation in the city. He says it could raise up to $275 million a year.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has a different idea, a corporate head tax that businesses hate.
But Johnson’s office says the delivery tax would need state approval first, and Springfield hasn’t signed off on anything. With a $1.19 billion budget gap and a December deadline, the city is running out of options.
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Villegas Floats $1.25 Per Package
On November 7, 2025, Alderman Gilbert Villegas introduced an ordinance to charge $1.25 on every package delivered by ground transportation in Chicago…