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Chicago Ballot Measure Challenges Real Estate Tax Increase

Brian Rodgers stands for a portrait outside of the St. Andrew's Court residence where he lives on Chicago's Westside Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Chicago. Rodgers, 50, struggled with homelessness for yea

An unusual legal challenge is threatening the fate of a Chicago ballot measure aimed at increasing a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless individuals. While such citywide ballot measures are rare in Chicago, other cities like Los Angeles have successfully implemented similar 'mansion taxes.'

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