Legal Battle Over Chicago's 'Bring Chicago Home' Referendum Continues

A Chicago ballot measure proposing a real estate tax increase on high-end property sales to fund homeless services is facing a legal challenge, with a Cook County judge rejecting the measure but it remaining on the ballot as the legal battle continues. The proposed tax overhaul would generate an estimated $100 million annually for homeless services, but real estate groups argue it would unfairly burden commercial real estate. The fate of the measure is high stakes for Mayor Brandon Johnson, who championed the effort, and similar measures in other cities have faced mixed results and legal challenges.