Cook County GOP Chairman Aaron Del Mar says Mayor Brandon Johnson’s newly unveiled tax proposals—including a corporate head tax, payroll excise tax and various fee increases—are "antibusiness," "reckless," and threaten Chicago’s "economic foundation."

“Major corporations like Boeing, Caterpillar, and Citadel didn’t just walk away—they fled a city crippled by decades of Democratic mismanagement and hostile, anti-business policies that Johnson is now doubling down on,” Del Mar told Chicago City Wire. “Since 2000, Chicago has lost over 200,000 manufacturing jobs, a direct consequence of tax hikes, overregulation, and political favoritism that stifle entrepreneurship and investment.”

Johnson says the new taxes are needed to help close a projected $1.12 billion budget gap, including a $4 per

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