A majority of Chicago City Council members sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson detailing their three biggest concerns with his 2026 budget proposal.

In a letter Wednesday signed by 27 alderpeople, they wrote that they are "gravely concerned" about reinstating the corporate head tax, which would charge large companies $21 per employee per hour. They argued the tax would discourage hiring and push employers outside the city.

"We ask your administration to model alternative budget scenarios that exclude this jobs tax," they wrote.

Chicago previously had a corporate head tax in place, until in 2014, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel -- calling it a "job killer" -- eliminated it as part of a campaign pledge.

A spokesperson for the mayor's office told NBC Chicago two alders have since requested the

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