Bring Chicago Home faces appeal, more uncertainty

The proposed “mansion tax” would increase taxes for the sale of properties over $1 million, and decrease taxes for lower-end properties.

A member of Chicago Department of Family & Support Services speaks to a homeless man
A member of Chicago Department of Family & Support Services speaks to a homeless man who resides in “The Triangle” about services that are available to him. Tyler LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times
A member of Chicago Department of Family & Support Services speaks to a homeless man
A member of Chicago Department of Family & Support Services speaks to a homeless man who resides in “The Triangle” about services that are available to him. Tyler LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times

Bring Chicago Home faces appeal, more uncertainty

The proposed “mansion tax” would increase taxes for the sale of properties over $1 million, and decrease taxes for lower-end properties.

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The Chicago Board of Elections is appealing last week’s decision by a Cook County judge rendering the “Bring Chicago Home” measure invalid. Real estate industry groups against the measure say it violates state law by combining both a tax hike and a tax cut in the same question.

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GUESTS: Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city politics reporter

Tessa Weinberg, WBEZ city government and politics reporter