They gathered at a downtown bar to say why they're against the tax hike. It's one of a series of tax increases designed to help close a looming $315 million budget hole.
It would raise wholesale taxes on beer, wine and liquor from 20 to 50 percent. The opposition says it's a job and business killer.
"I believe this tax will cost jobs. It will cause small businesses to close and I don't think that should be allowed to happen. We need to protect small businesses in Chicago," said bar owner Bob McGuire.
The tax would raise close to $11 million. It hasn't been raised since 1989.
