"State Appellate Court Upholds 'Bring Chicago Home' Referendum for Real Estate Transfer Tax"

The state Appellate Court ruled in favor of the Bring Chicago Home referendum, overturning a lower court's order and allowing the referendum question to be counted in the upcoming primary. The ruling stated that courts cannot interfere with the legislative process of enacting ordinances and found the complaint from business groups to be premature. The referendum seeks to change the structure of Chicago's real estate transfer tax to provide a dedicated revenue source to address homelessness, and its fate has been in flux due to legal challenges.