AURORA – As the vice president of Alarm Detection Systems in Aurora, Ed Bonifas is concerned about what would happen to his business if the tax cuts implemented during George W. Bush’s administration are allowed to expire at the end of the year.

“We run a small family business here,” Bonifas said during a roundtable discussion Friday held at his company. “The government sector needs to take the same kind of hits the private sector has.”

U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, joined the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders for a roundtable discussion on the effect of automatic tax hikes on jobs and growth in suburban Chicago.