Comptroller criticizes head tax proposal
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue left the state when Ken Griffin and his 900 employees from Citadel left Chicago for Miami.
In a social media post, Mendoza said terrible fiscal policies like Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax proposal would chase jobs away and leave working people to face higher unemployment and higher property tax bills.
Violence interrupter let go
A convicted murderer now working as a violence interrupter was allowed to walk away without charges after police found a firearm in his car during a traffic stop for a suspended vehicle registration Oct. 8.
CWB Chicago reports that Markham Police Chief Jack Genius ordered officers not to prosecute Tyrone Muhammad, 54, who now leads Ex Cons for Community and Social Change.
As a convicted felon, Muhammad cannot legally possess a firearm in Illinois.
Markham officials initially refused to provide CWB Chicago with reports or videos related to the arrest, but they reversed course after the Illinois Attorney General’s Office pressured the city to comply with the state’s open records laws.
Median H-1B wages middle of pack
A new study says Chicago-area H-1B workers earn a median salary of nearly $113,000 per year.
Manifest Law published the analysis as federal officials consider policy changes for foreign workers entering U.S. industries.
California, Washington and Oregon had the highest H-1B wages nationally, while Illinois finished in the middle of the pack.
Total H-1B visa approvals rose to over 442,000 in 2022, the highest in more than 15 years.
