CHICAGO — Earlier this year, Los Angeles hiked a transfer tax imposed on pricey real estate purchases, a move designed to generate revenue to fund homeless services. The measure, which
CHICAGO — Earlier this year, Los Angeles hiked a transfer tax imposed on pricey real estate purchases, a move designed to generate revenue to fund homeless services. The measure, which hits both commercial and residential properties, bears a striking resemblance to the “Bring Chicago Home” proposal up for a citywide vote next March, and has so far failed to fill Los Angeles coffers. Luxury .
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Frederics has since recovered, but the experience was a driving force in his decision to get vaccinated.
“When the opportunity presented itself, I jumped on it,” he said. “I didn’t want to go through that again.”
Frederics is a resident at The Boulevard of Chicago, an organization in East Garfield Park that provides services to people experiencing homelessness including COVID-19 vaccinations.
Initially, many homeless people were eager to roll up their sleeves when the vaccine became available to them in late January, according to advocates.
“People really wanted the vaccine. They were incredibly grateful. They don’t have anything, and they never thought they’d be seen,” said Mary Tornabene, a nurse practitioner and project manager at Heartland Alliance Health, which provides services to shelters throughout the city and has held more than 100 pop-up vaccination events. To date, Heartland has administered more than 7,500 vaccines in Chicago.
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