Welcome to the Reader’s morning briefing for Friday, September 9, 2016. Have a great weekend!
City Council committee approves controversial water and sewer tax increases
The City Council Finance Committee approved increases in the city’s water and sewer taxes Thursday. The proposal would increase water taxes by 30 percent in phases over the next five years. Mayor Rahm Emanuel hopes the revenue will raise hundreds of millions of dollars for city pension funds. One opponent, 17th Ward alderman David Moore, called the tax “regressive,” according to DNAinfo Chicago. “We can’t keep asking people to give more when they are actually getting less,” he said. If the full City Council approves the tax hike, it could, among other things, significantly increase the price of doing laundry at a laundromat. [DNAinfo Chicago] [DNAinfo Chicago]
