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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 .