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A Chicago City Council committee advanced an ordinance Tuesday that would ask voters about raising the real estate transfer tax to combat homelessness, bringing a key plank of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive agenda just one step from facing a citywide referendum vote next March. In a 32-16 vote, the rules committee approved the revamped “Bring Chicago Home” measure, which offers a tiered .
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CHICAGO The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced the conclusion of the Back to Business (B2B) Restaurants, Hotel
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bold plan for Chicago to pour roughly $100 million more a year into programs for homeless services relies on an often-overlooked tax that only buyers of real estate have to pay and has generated inconsistent proceeds for decades. As members of Chicago’s City Council soon begin examining the nuts and bolts of the Bring Chicago Home proposal with an eye toward deciding .