Emanuel plans to repeal city head tax

Oct. 6, 2011
The mayor introduced a measure to the city council this week that will cut the head tax in half next year and do away with it by 2014.If a company in Chicago employs more than 50 people, it has to pay four dollars a month for every employee. Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls this head tax a "job killer."

Aldermen still debating Chicago's head tax on companies

Jul. 28, 2011
Chicago aldermen are continuing to negotiate what's known as the city's head tax. Mayor Rahm Emanuel campaigned on getting rid of the tax, which is imposed on businesses with 50 or more employees.