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A majority of residents didn’t back the measure to fund housing services by taxing the rich—but organizers are already preparing for the next round.

When Bring Chicago Home got voted down, it killed the most concrete solution to address homelessness at scale in Chicago, supporters say.

On Friday, the one-time real estate transfer tax referendum, intended to generate revenue to address homelessness, was officially voted down. 

Conservatives in Illinois decried a Friday parade to the polls event that involves the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools students.

Mike Clausen expresses support for the Bring Chicago Home Ordinance.

Group Fox, which owns 4,000 units in Chicagoland, threatened tenants with increased rent if the homeless funding referendum passes.

The following is an ethics complaint from the Illinois Policy Institute filed March 11 with the Chicago Public Schools ethics office and inspector general.

Plus: Learning English via board games, return of a winter jazz fest and more.

When Mayor Brandon Johnson took office last May, he was praised for his notion of bringing “the people” into City Hall. But progress has been rocky as Johnson must contend with the realities of legislating with 50 different aldermen.

A Cook County judge ruled the ballot question is invalid. But advocates and opponents say voters should still weigh in on the referendum.