The Fight to Bring Chicago Home Isn't Over
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.
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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.