A step toward a ‘mansion tax’ in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is supporting an additional levy on sales of homes over $1 million to fund services for unhoused people.
The City Council held a hearing Thursday to discuss a referendum on raising the city’s real estate transfer tax.
Reset checks in with WBEZ reporters on that story, why Chicago’s interim police superintendent is in hot water, the city budget and why street vendors are calling on Mayor Johnson for help.
GUESTS: Tessa Weinberg, WBEZ city government and politics reporter
Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city government and politics reporter
Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, WBEZ Race, Class and Communities reporter
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A step toward a ‘mansion tax’ in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is supporting an additional levy on sales of homes over $1 million to fund services for unhoused people.
The City Council held a hearing Thursday to discuss a referendum on raising the city’s real estate transfer tax.
Reset checks in with WBEZ reporters on that story, why Chicago’s interim police superintendent is in hot water, the city budget and why street vendors are calling on Mayor Johnson for help.
GUESTS: Tessa Weinberg, WBEZ city government and politics reporter
Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city government and politics reporter
Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, WBEZ Race, Class and Communities reporter